318 On a Flock of Tuhinares. 



Ocean. Nine species can be identified in the picture, and 

 several additional species were in the same flock within a 

 few moments of when the shutter was released. 



Text-fig. 5. 





Photograpli of Tiibinares. 



The birds photographed comprise the following species : — 



Eig. 1. Diomedea exulans (2) 



„ 2. Diomedea melanophrys (1) 



,, 3. Phoebetria cornicoides ...... (2) 



„ 4. Macronecies gigcmtea (\) 



,, 5. Pvjffinus anglorum . (1) 



„ 6. (Estrelata incerta (3) 



„ 7. Priofinus cinereus (1) 



„ 8. Pi-ocellaria { — Majaqueus) (squinoctialis (2) 



,, 9. Oceanites oceanicus (1) 



A strong northwest wind was blowing at the time the 

 picture was made, and flocks of Tubinares followed our brig 

 southward all day in pursuit of bits of pork-fat and logger- 

 head-turtle meat which we trailed from the stern. In 

 addition to the nine species of birds named above, we saw 



