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DRS. HARTLAUB AND FINSCH ON BIRDS [Jan. 16, 



I have examined a fine specimen in the Berlin Museum, collected 

 by Mr. Ueppe at Cape Florida (mentioned by Bonaparte as P. flori- 

 clanus, Consp. ii. p. 204). "P. V herminieri, Less.," cited by Bona- 

 parte (Consp. pp. 189 and 204) as synonymous with this species, is 

 not to be found in Lesson's ' Tr. d'Orn.' 



We have before us a specimen of Puffinus from the Viti Islands, 

 collected by Dr. Graffe. It is the one mentioned by us as P. nugax 

 (Centr. Polynesien, pp. 243 and 2S0, t. hi. f. 5), ^inserted only on 

 the authority of Dr. Graffe, who sent eggs from Viti Levu marked as 

 those of this species. On comparing the specimen, the only one we 

 have yet seen from this locality, we find it not to be the true P. assi- 

 milis, but a different species, which we are not able to make out. It 

 resembles most P. auduboni, in having also the white not extended 

 beneath the loreal region and eye, and the under tail-coverts fuliginous- 

 black ; but the specimen is smaller. Further researches must be 

 made to settle this difficult species with certainty ; we do not feel 

 able to do so, having but a single specimen before us. 



Long, 

 tot. 



c. 11|-13 



Long, 

 al. 



7 2-7 7 



6 11 



7 3 

 7 3 



7 

 9 



8 7 



"7 9 



8 



6 6-6 11 



6 3-6 6 



7 9 



7 



Ap. al. 



2 1-3 



2 



2 5-3 9 



2 5 



Caud. 



Rostr. 

 a fr. 



2 10-3 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 



■2 

 11 

 9 

 11 

 10 

 3-75 

 3 4 



Rostr. 

 a riot. 



Alt. 



rostr. 



abas. 



4-25 

 2 2-2 7 



"3 2 



2 



4 

 4 

 3.J 



Tub. 



nas. 



2-3 

 2 



2 

 2 



Tars. 



16-17 

 16 

 20 

 17 

 17 



1-80" 

 19 



Dig. 

 med. 



(sine 

 ung.). 



17 



16-17 

 15 

 20 

 16 

 16 



2-10" 

 19 



"l6 



1-60" 



16-1715-17 



15 



17 



16 



16 



dichrous (Pelew, 11 spec). 



— (M'Kean Isl., type). 



— (pbscurus. ap. Kuhl). 



— ( — , Schleg., Bourbon). 



— (— , Atl. Oe.). 

 opisthomelas (ex Coues). 



— (obsc>irus,Viei\l. ap. pi.). 



— (ex Elliot's fig.). 

 auduboni (Florida, Berl. 



Mus.). 



— (obscuriis, Coues). 

 assimilis, Gould (ex Schleg.) 

 Madeira. 



obscurus, Gmel. (ex Gama, 



Hartl.). 

 spec. ?, Vitis. 



46. Sterna longipennis, Nordm. ; F. & H. Orn. Centr. 

 Polyn. p. 220 (syn. part.). 



One specimen from the Pelews (Capt. Hehisohn), not in full 

 plumage. Only the occiput and nape are black ; forehead brownish, 

 with darker shaft-stripes ; the feathers of the grey upper parts with 

 narrow pale edges ; the three outer tail-feathers on the outer web 

 grey, the remainder only washed with grey ; the small wing-coverts 

 along the humerus dark brown, forming a longitudinal band ; bill 

 black ; feet reddish. 



Long al. rectr. ext. rectr.interm. 

 9" 6'" 4" 2" 8'" 



culm, altit. adbas. tars. dig. med. 

 14'" 3'" 9'" 8'" 



