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THE TLni«>N()SKU SWIMMKKS — TriJIXARKS. 



The tyi)e spwiinen of tlie Viiffi.n\iK ttmnurugouui of C'oiie« wiw tiiki'ii off tlie coiwt ot Ciipe Sun 

 Liica". The Niilioiiiil Miiseiiiii uIho jiosscsst's miL'cimun.s from the toattt of t'hili. Acconlinj; to 

 IJiiller, it is exliviucly tibuiidmit iii the iieit,'hborhooil of ►Slewurt'a l»luiiJ uml tiluiij^ the utijiitciit 

 coast of New Zeiihiiul. 





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The only accounts I can find toucliin}^ tlit' niditication of this Innl are — tlie state- 

 ment of iMr. llnller that its ef,'^,' is white, with reddish-brown stains, and measures 

 li.'25 inches in length and li.OO in l)reaiith; ami the Notes of Mr. Travers, (juoted \>y 

 Mr. Dresser, tiiat this Shearwater is (common all around the coasts of the Chatham 

 Group, where it burrows in peaty grouml a horizontal hole, from three to four feet 

 deep, and turning slightly to the right or left. At the end of this hole it forms a 

 rude nest of twigs and dead leaves. Only one egg is laid, ami the male is said to 

 assist in incubation; and the parent birds are very savage while on the nest, biting 

 and scratching those who nudest them. The old birds roost on the shore, and the 

 noise they make during the whole night is described as being something absolutely 

 frightful. Taken out of their holes, they flutteri-d al)out on the ground for sonu' time 

 in a confused manner before they made for the sea. 



Fuffinus tenuirostris. 



THE SLENDER-BILLED BHEARWATEB. 



Procellaria tenuirostris, Tkmm. PI. Col. 1828, ,''.87. — .Sciii.r.ci. Mus. P.-l?. Pioc. 18C3, 26. 



I'uJ/inus tfiiniruxiri.i, Tkm.m. & .Siiil.Ko. Fauna Jap. .Vves, 184'.t, l;!l, \A. 80. — I'oi-Ks, Key, 1872, 332 ; 



Chiick List, 1873, no. 604 ; cd. 2, 1882, no. 839. — liinow. Noni. X. Am. 1'.. 1881, no. 716. 

 A'cctris tenuirostris, Uosap. Consji. II. 18r)(i, 202. - CofE.s, Pr. Ac. Nat. Sci. J'iiilud. 1864, 126. 

 Priocella tenuirostris, Nki.s. Cruise Corwin, 188!, 1.52 (not of uuthors !). 

 Puffiaus curilicm, Liciir. Noinentd. Miis. Ik'i-ol. IS.'il, 100. 



Hab. North Pacific, including the coa-st of Northwe.stern America (Sitka, Kiidiak, Unalasiik;i, 

 Kotzebue Soimd, etc.). 



Sp. Char. Adult : Above, uniform fuliginons-dusky ; l)eneiitli, ligiit smoky gray, darker mi 

 the Ihmks and cri.ssuni, ligiUer on the chin. JHII dusky brownish ; legs and feet pide-coloriil, 

 the outer .side of the tarsus and outer toe dusky. 



Wing, 1().(H>-10.10 inches ; culmen, 1.20 ; depth of bill at base, .4(); tarsus, 1.0O-1.95 ; niiddli 

 toe, 1,91)- 1.95, 



Tliis species (piitoi closely resembles the P. nativitatis, Streets,* from Christmas Island, Pacilii' 



1 PuFFiNus (NEcrnis) nativitatis, Streets, Uidl. U. S. Nat. Mus. no. 7, 1877, 29. 



Unifonn (hisky.fulij;inous, sli^'htly |)aler beneath. Bill deep black ; legs and feet dusky. Wing, 

 9.75 inches; culniun, 1.25 ; depth of bill tluougli base, .45 ; tarsus, 1.75 ; nuddio toe, 1.70. 



