Vor. II, Pr. 11] LOOMIS—A REVIEW OF THE TUBINARES 83 
Diomedea immutabilis Rothschild: Laysan ALBATROSS 
Satvin—Diomedea immutabilis, 440, 446. 
GopmMan—Diomedea immutabilis, liv, 336, pl. 96. 
Since Mr. Anthony’s announcement’ of the capture of a 
specimen on March 17, 1897, “between San Geronimo Island 
and Guadalupe Island,” Lower California, information con- 
cerning the presence of this species in North American waters 
has not been forthcoming. 
None were encountered by the Galapagos Expedition on the 
way south, late in June and early in July, 1905, but during the 
homeward voyage, in 1906, two males in worn livery were 
taken. One of them, which was the first individual met with, 
was shot on November 3 in latitude 26° 51’ N., longitude 126° 
52’ W.; the other was shot on November 14 in latitude 33° 7’ 
N. and longitude 134° W., off southern California. Accord- 
ing to Mr. Gifford’s observations, nine others were seen. The 
last one was noted on November 24 in latitude 37° 55’ N.., 
longitude 132° 37’ W. “It circled about astern a good many 
times over three or four Black-footed Albatrosses that were 
resting on the water.” While it is possible that some of the 
white albatrosses seen may have been the Short-tailed, a mis- 
take could hardly have been made in those closest at hand. 
If pelagic birds occurring on the high sea a few hundred 
miles offshore are to be considered Californian, then the Lay- 
san Albatross should hereafter be included in the list of Cali- 
fornia birds. 
Dr. Tarleton H. Bean has reported the Spectacled Albatross 
(Thalassarche melanophris) from the northeast Pacific on the 
strength of a solitary white albatross seen by him on October 
31, 1880, in latitude 40° 30’ N., longitude 142° 23’ W.? This 
position is within the probable range of the Laysan Albatross, 
which was undescribed at the time of Dr. Bean’s writing, and 
which is sufficiently like the Spectacled Albatross in color to be 
mistaken for it. Without comment, Dr. Godman relegates the 
record to the synonymy of D. 1mmutabilis. 
In two males and a female (Nos. 5611, 5613, 5610 Stanford 
Univ.), obtained during the latter part of May on Laysan 
_ 1 Auk, v. 15, p. 38. 
2 Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., v. 5, p. 170. 
