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They chiefly live upon small fish ; and, though 

 silent by day, are very noisy and clamorous during 

 the night. 



LONG-LEGGED PETREL. 



(Procellaria oceanica.) 



Pr. cauda cequale, tarsi elongati. 



Petrel with an equal tail and elongated tarsi. 



Procellaria oceanica. Forster? — Bonaparte, Philad. Jonrn. v. 



iii. 8. 

 Petrel echasses. Temm. man. d'Orn. 520. note. 

 L'Oiseau de tempete. Buff. Hist. Nat. Ois. 9. pi. 23. Buff. PL 



Enl. 993. 

 Stormy Petrel. Lath. Gen. Syn. 6. 411. 18. 

 Long-legged Petrel. Lath. Gen. Hist. x. 193. 



Temminck was the first to discriminate this species 

 from the Common Petrel ; and he refers to the syno- 

 nyms as given above for correct figures and a descrip- 

 tion. It chiefly differs in having the tarsi of greater 

 length than that bird; and is thus commemorated 

 by Latham (according to Temminck) : " Size of a 

 Swallow : length six inches : breadth thirteen inches : 

 beak black : the general Colour of the plumage is 

 black, but paler on the under parts, where it inclines 

 to soot-colour : the ends of the second quills, rump, 

 and vent white ; and the four outer tail-feathers are 

 white on the inner webs at the base : the wings, when 

 closed, are above an inch longer than the tail : the 



