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Hab. in Nova Cambria Austi'ali. 



Obs. Nearly allied to, but differs from. Num. aquata in the entire 

 absence of the white rump ; it is also rather less in size. 



Sterna melanura. Ster. summo capite corporeque supra brun- 

 neis ; primariis Cauda que nigro-fuscis ; caudd furcatd ; fronte, 

 gutture corporeque infra, albis ; rostra pedibusque nigris. 



Long. tot. unc. 11 ; rostri, 1| ; alee, 9 ; cauda, 4|; tarsi, |. 



Hab. in Nova Cambria Australi. 



Obs. This appears to be an immature specimen. In the Collec- 

 tion of the United Service Museum. 



SuLA RUBRiPES. Sul. capitc, pectore, gutture, abdomitie crissoque 

 fusco-albis ; dorso, rectricibusque caudce caryophillaceis ; alis 

 pallide cai-yophillaceis, fusco-cinereis irroralis ; primariis se- 

 condariisqiie nigro-fuscis ; rostra Jlavescenti-carneo, apice ni- 

 gra ; pedibus nitide rubro-aurantiacis. 

 Long. tot. unc. 23; rostri, 4; alee, 14; cauda, 7; tarsi, 1|. 

 Hab. in Nova Cambria Australi. 



Obs. The specimen from which this description was taken ap- 

 peared to be somewhat immature. In the Collection of the United 

 Service Museum. 



PuFFiNUS ASSiMiLis. Pvff. summo capite, corpore supra, alis 

 cauddque fuliginosis ; lateribus faciei, guld corporeque infra 

 albis ; rostra fuscescenti-corneo ; tarsis digitisque viridescenti- 

 flavis ; membrand inter-digitali aiirantiacd. 



Long. tot. unc. 11 ; rostri, 2f ; ate, 65 ; cauda:, 3 ; tarsi, \\. 



Hab. in Nova Cambria Australi. 



Obs. Very closely allied to Puffinus obscurus, but considerably 

 smaller. 



Phalacrocorax cARBO'iDES. P/ial. guld et faciei lateribtis 

 albis ; summo capite, nucha corpore infra, uropygio, cauddque 

 nitide nigro-viridibus ; rectricibus caudce 14; dorso, alis, late- 

 ribus superioribus nigro-brunneis, singulis plumis nitide nigro- 

 viridibus late marginatis ; nucha plumis gracilibus lanceolatis 

 albis ornatd ; paucis apud femora externa ; rostra corneo ; pe- 

 dibus nigris. 



Long. tot. unc. 34; rostri, 4; ate, 13^; caudce, 8; tarsi, 2\. 



Hab. in terra Van Diemen. 



Obs. Closely allied to the Common Cormorant of Europe {Phal. 

 Carbo). 



Phalacrocorax leucogaster. Plml. fronte, summo capite, 

 nu£hd uropygioque viridi-nigris ; dorso tectricibusque alee viri- 

 dibus, singulis plumis nigro marginatis ; primariis seconda- 

 riisque nigris ; gutture, lateribus nucha, corporeque infra albis ; 

 rostro nigro, rubro tincto ; pedibus nigris. 



Long. tot. unc. 26 ; rostri, 3 ; ate, 11^ ; catidce, 5% ; tarsi, 2^. 



Hab. in Nova Cambria Australi. 



