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iVo. 15.— "Feb. 1, 1769. Lat. 59° S. S. Parkinson " (ink MS.). 

 " The beak a pale bluish lead-colour ; the legs and toes pale blue, with 

 a cast of purple, the webs dirty white. 14. Procellaria turtur" (pencil MS.). 



" Proc. turtur supra caerulescenti-cana subtus alba pedibus caeruleis palma albida. Mscr.* rostro 



toto angusto plumbeo. 

 " Fig. pict." {Solander's MS.). 



Concerning this drawing there is no difficulty. Kuhl recognized it as 

 representing a species of which he found specimens in the Paris Museum and 

 that of M. Temminck, and upon which he bestowed Solander's MS. title. 

 The synonymy of the species, which belongs to the genus Prion, therefore 

 stands thus : — 



Prion turtur. 



Procellaria turtur, Solander, MS. ; Parkinsorij Icon. ined. No. 15 ; Kulil, Beitr. p. 143. 

 Prion turtur auctt. recentt. 



No. 16.— "Feb. 15, 1769. Lat. 48° 27', long. 93°. S. Parkinson" 

 (ink MS.). 



" The beak black ; the legs and toes pale violet grey on the outermost 

 toe, the webs dirty white, partly grey, veined, and dirty purple. 22. Pro- 

 cellaria velox " (pencil MS.). 



" Proc. velox supra a cinereo nigricans subtus nivea pedibus caeruleis digito extemo nigricante. 



Mscr.* 

 " Hab. in Oceano australi " [Solander's MS.) . 



Kuhl refers this drawing, which is only a pencil sketch, to Prion turtur- 

 I think, however, that it more properly belongs to Halobcena ccsrulea, though 

 Solander's character " supra cinereo-nigricans " hardly applies. 



The specimen from w^hich the drawing was taken was obtained in the 

 Pacific, after the ' Endeavour ' had borne up from rounding Cape Horn and 



