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nal ; the posterior toe horizontal, resting on the earth throughout 

 its whole length : Clazos very long, very slightly curved, trian- 

 gular with the point obtuse, nearly like those of Menura: Wings 

 moderate, concave, rounded ; the third and fourth quill-feathers 

 longer than the others : Tail small, wedge-shaped, scarcely ex- 

 tending beyond the wings, composed of twelve feathers. 



M. Freycinet, Body blackish ; bill fuscous, whitish at the 

 apex; neck almost naked, blackish; feet of the same colour. — 

 From Vaigiou and Boni, Islands of the New Guinea group. 



M. La Pcroiise^ Body rufous; bill blackish, with the apex 

 whitish ; neck naked, rather yellow ; tarsi rather yellow. — From 

 Tinian, one of the Marianne Islands. 



Ilwmalojms niger^ Body throughout black ; flexure of the 

 wings with an obtuse tubercle ; bill red ; feet rose-coloured. — 

 This species, which was captured on Dirk llatich's Island, is re- 

 corded as doubtful, it being always found in company with the 

 common Oyster-catcher of New Holland. 



Chionis alba, Forstcr ; Ch. necruphagus of Vieillot. 



Podiceps Rolland, Bill blackish ; crest, lax, black ; cheeks 

 ■white; eyes bright red, shining; neck and pectus fuscous-black- 

 ish. — From the Falkland Isles. 



Procellaria (Pujfinus) Berard, Small, body blackish above, 

 white beneath; bill black, spotted with white; feet lead-co- 

 loured. — From the Falkland Islands. 



Lestris Cattaractes, Temm. Also from the Falkland Islands. 

 It is the Larus fuscus of Brisson, and has long been known as 

 the Port Egmont Hen of Cook's voyages. 



Anas brachypiera. Lath., — the A. cinerea of Gmelin, and the 

 Race Horse of Wallis and Cook ; also from the Falkland Islands. 



In the succeeding chapter, M M. Quoy and Gairaard conclude 

 the ornithological department of their work, by " Remarks on 

 the Pelagic Birds, and on certain other Palmipedes, considered 

 especially as regards their habits and their geographical distribu- 

 tion in the Oceans of the Globe." Many of these arc extremely in- 



