THE WHITE-FACED STOKM PETREL 



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Nest a slight hollow under rocks or other cover. One egg is 

 laid; colour white, with some very small faint brownish spots 

 on the larger end; it measures about 1.27 x .87 inch. 



Yellow-webbed Storm Petrel: Oceanites oceanicus. 



Meyer. 



The Grey-backed Storm Petrel. 



Garrodia nereis. 



Southern Ocean. 



Greyish black, darkest on head, becoming greyer towards rump; 

 wings black; median and tail coverts and tail have narrow edge of white; 

 under surface white, sides streaked with grey; tail grey, tipped with 

 black. Total length about 6.7 inches, wing 5.2, tail 2.7, bill 0.65, tarsus 

 1.25, middle toe 1.2. 



Nest either in a burrow about 15 inches in depth, or under 

 matted vegetation. One egg is laid, white, with finely freckled 

 brownish markings on the larger end; it measures about 1.40 x 

 1.06 inch. 



The White-faced Storm Petrel. 



Pelagodroma marina. 



Southern seas. 



Upper surface slaty-brown, back paler and greyer, the feathers 

 narrowly edged with white; upper tail coverts crimson, edged with white, 

 with a dark line on each feather; median wing coverts tipped with white. 



