430 MR. o. SALViN ON BIRDS [June 19, 



133. Angus galapagensis, Sharpe, Phil. Trans, clxviii. p. 469. 

 Anous stolidus, Salv. Trans. Z. S. ix. p. 504. 



Charles I., Galapagos. 



The single skin in Captain Markham's collection has unfortunately 

 been injured by cockroaches, and the skin of the top of the head is 

 almost entirely destroyed. A few feathers, however, remain, and 

 these, so far as they go, confirm Mr. Sharpe' s view as to the di- 

 stinctive character of the Galapagos bird. 



134. DiOMEDEA BRACHYURA, Tcmm. ; Lawr. B. N. Am. p. 822 ; 

 Coues, Pr. Ac. Phil. 1866, p. 177. 



At sea, lat. 33° N., long. 119° W., March 1880. 



135. DiOMEDEA melanophrys, Tcmm. ; Coues, Pr. Ac. Phil. 



1866, p. 181. 



Talcahuano Bay, Chili. 



136. DiOMEDEA irrorata, sp. n. 



Supra dorso medio et alis extus fuliginoso-fusds, dorso antico et 

 uropijgio albis nigro transverse variegatis ; capite et cervice iota 

 albis, hac supra fiavo lavata; subtus abdomine toto griseo-fusco, 

 albo prcecipue in pectore et crisso, minutissime irrorato ; alis intus 

 quoque albo et fusco variegatis ; cauda fusca ad basin alba ; 

 rostroflavido, mandibulce apice corneo, pedibus corylinis. Long, 

 tota 35-0, aim 20*5, cauda 5'5, rostri a rictu 6-2, tarsi 3'8, dig, 

 med. 5'1. 

 (S . Callao Bay, Peru, December 1881. 



The Albatross described above seems quite distinct from any 

 hitherto known. It appears to come next to D, melanophrys, having 

 the bill similarly constructed {cf. Coues, Pr. Ac. Phil. 1866, pp. 186, 

 187), but the bill is much longer and the bird larger in all its di- 

 mensions, except the tail, which is shortei' and more rounded. In 

 coloration, too, there is great difference, the upper back and rump 

 being variegated with dusky and white instead of pure white, and 

 the abdomen wholly dusky with minute white freckles. 



137. Cymochorea markhami, sp. n. 



Omnino fuliginosa fere unicolor, capite toto paulo plunibescentiore, 

 tectricibus alarum dilutioribus, cauda profunde furcata, rostro et 

 pedibus nigerrimis. Long, tota 9'0, alee 6-9, caudce rectr. med, 

 2-6, rectr. lat. 3"8, tarsi ]'0, dig. med. I'l, rostri a rictu I'O. 

 $. Coast of Peru, lat. 19° 40' S., long. 75° W., December 1881. 

 Obs. C. melani(B, Bp., apud Coues, certe similis, sed capite plum- 

 bescente, tarsis brevioribus forsan diversa. 



This species is certainly very closely allied to C, melania of Bona- 

 parte as described by Dr. Coues (Pr. Ac. Phil. 1864, p. 76), but 

 the head of that species is described as being darker on the sides 

 and the region of the eyes as well as the upper parts generally. 

 This can hardly be said to be the case in the present bird, the whole 



