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the eight skins in the Museum, all from the same locality, 

 I consider it is a distinct suhspecies as above. 



Dr. Percy R. Lowe sent the following description of a 

 new Petrel from the Galapagos Islands, as follows : — 



Oceanites gracilis galapagoensis, subsp. nov. 



Difff^rs from 0. g. gracilis in its larger measurements, in 

 its uniformly liohter coloration, and in the more difl^'use and 

 less conspicuous arrangement of the white on the abdomen. 



Type in Brit. Mus. S ad. Charles Island, Galapagos 

 Group, 4. xi. 1897. Webster-Harris Exped. Reg. Brit. 

 Mus. 99.9.1.523. 



The wings of two adult females me:isured 145 and 142 mm., 

 those of two males 140 and 136 mm. The wings of two 

 adult female 0. gracilis gracilis, from Chile and Peru respec- 

 tively, measured 128 mm. and 130 mm. ; of two males from 

 Peru 127 mm. 



It is to be noted that the lighter coloration of the 

 examples examined from the Galapagos is not due to 

 fadino; through age. 



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Dr. Lowe also described a new race of Shearwater from 

 the western end of the Mediterranean under the name of : — 



Puffinus puffimis manretanicus, subsp. nov. 



Similar to P. p. yelkouan, but with under tail-coverts, 

 feathers of the crissum, flanks, and axillaries entirely and 

 uniformly smoky brown. In the cervical region the smoky 

 greyish-brown coloration extends well forward from the 

 sides towards the mid-line in front, and also from the flanks 

 across the lower abdomen. 



Type in Brit. Mus. Algiers, 22. ii. 13. Reg. No. 1905. 

 6. 28. 1249. (Cavendish-Taylor Bequest.) 



Measurements : hill 38, wing 245, tarsus 48, middle toe 

 with claw 57 mm. 



Six examples examined from Algeria, Malaga, and Devon- 

 shire. 



