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THE BIRDS OF ATJSTBAIjIA 



The Fleshy-footed Shearwater. 



Puffinus carneipes. 



Australian and New Zealand seas, north to Japan. 



Dark sooty-brown, slightly paler beneath, and greyer on throat. 

 Total length 19.5 inches, wing 12.5, tail central feathers 4.3, lateral 3.65, 

 tarsus 2.25. 



Nest usually in a burrow about four feet in length; the one 

 white egg measures about 2.64 x 1.75 inch. 



Allied Shearwater : Puffi^nus assirnilis. 



The Sombre Shearwater. 



Meyer. 



Puffinus griseus. 



Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, south to Australia and Straits of 

 Magellan. 



Sooty-brown, darker on head, lower back, wings and tail; greater 

 wing coverts and under surface a little greyer, throat and breast paler, 

 under wing-coverts greyish white. Total length aboux 18 inches, wing 12, 

 tail central 3.5, lateral 2.7, bill 2.1, tarsus 2.4. 



Nest usually in a burrow, sometimes under matted vegetation. 

 One egg is laid, white in colour, and measures about 2.60 x 1.97 

 inch. 



The Short-tailed Shearwater (Mutton Bird). 



Puffinus tenuirostris. 

 Australian and New Zealand seas, east to Samoa, north to Japan. 

 Sooty-brown; under surface paler and greyer, lighter on throat and 

 breast, darker on flanks and under tail-coverts, under wing-coverts paler 



