BIRDS OF TASMANIA. 



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^ Himantopus leucocephalus, White-lieaded Stilt. 

 Subfam } Gould. 



HiMANTOPODiNiE. ^ Cladorhj'iichus pectoralis, Dubus. Banded Stilt. 



V Recurvirostra rubricollis, Temm. Red-necked Avocet. 



Order GAVI^. 



Family LA RIDE— (8 species). 



r Sterna (Hydroj^rogne) caspia, Caspian Tern. 

 ( Pallas. 



<( Sterna poliocerca, Gould. Bass's Straits Tern. 



I Sterna frontalis, Gray. Black-billed Tern, 



t Sterna nereis, Gould. White-faced Ternlet 



Larus (Gabianus) pacificus, Pacific Gull. 

 Latham. 



Subfam. 



Sternin^. 



Subfam. 

 Larin^.. 



Subfam. 



Stercorariin^. 



( Larus Novae Hollandise, Stephens. Little Gull. 



^ Megalestris Antarctica, Lesson, 

 i Stercorarius crepidatus, Banhs. 



Order TUBINAHES. 



Antarctic Skua. 

 Richardson's Skua. 



Subfam. 



FULMARINE. 



Family DIOMEDEIDiE— (6 species). 



Diomedea exulans, Linn. Wandering Albatross. 



Thalassogeron cautus, Gould. White-capped Alba- 

 tross. 



Thalassogeron culminatus,GoMM. Fiat-billed Albatross. 



Diomedea melanophrys, Temm. Black-browed Alba- 

 tross. 



Thalassogeron chlororhynchus,Green-bilIed Alba- 

 Lath. tross. 



Phoebetria fuliginosa, Gmelin. Sooty Albatross. 



Family PQFFINID^*- (16 species). 



Ossifraga gigantea, Gmelin. Giant Petrel. 



Daption capensis, Linn. ' Cape Petrel. 



Haloboena coerulea, Gmelin. Blue Petrel. 



Prion desolatus (turtur), Banks.Dove Prion. 



1 Prion ariel, Gould. Fairy Prion. 



I Prion Banks! , Smith. Banks' Prion. 



1^ Prion vittatus Illiger. Broad-billed Prion. 



f Majaqueus equinoctialis, Linn. Spectacled Petrel. 



I tPriofinus cinereus, Gmelin. Grey Petrel. 



I Pterodroma raacroptera, Smith. Long-winged Petrel 



Subfam. 



PUFFINIXE. 



Pterodrotua atlantica. Gould. 

 Pterodroma Solandri, Gould. 

 OEstrelata Lessoni, Gam. 

 CEstrelata leiicoptera, Gould. 

 Pufiinus tenuirostris, Brandt. 



I^Priocella glacialoides, Smith. 



Atlantic Petrel. 

 Solander's Petrel. 

 White-headed Petrel. 

 White-winged Petrel. 

 'Short-tailed Petrel 



(Mutton Bird). 

 Silver-grey Petrel. 



* I have not included Forster's Petiel. I aui not aware of it having been procured 

 in Tasmanian seas. 

 ■\ Grey Petrel more suitable than " Brown." — ('" Vernacular List.") 



