BIRDS OF TASMANIA. 



FAMILY— STEECOEARIID^ : SKUAS. 



Skua (Megalestris antarotica) ... 

 Eichardson Skua {Stercorarius orepidatus) 



155 

 156 



OEDER— TUBINAEES : TUBE-NOSED 

 SWIMMERS. 



FAMILY— PROCELLAEIIDiG : PETRELS. 



Sub-Family — Oceanitin^ : Storm-Petrels. 



Yellow-webbed Storm-Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) ... 157 



Grey-backed Storm-Petrel {Oarrodia nereis) ... ... 169 



White-faced Storm-Petrel (Pelagodroma marina) ... 160 



Black-bellied Storm-Petrel {Gymodroma melanogaster) 162 



White-bellied Storm-Petrel (Cymodroma grallaria) ... 163 



FAMILY— PUFFINIDiE : PETEELS, &c. 

 Sub-Family — Puffinin.35 . 



Wedge-tailed Petrel (Puffinus chlororhynchus) . . . 163 



Allied Petrel (Puffinus assimilis) ... ... ... 164 



Fleshy-footed Petrel (Puffinus carneipes) ... ... 165 



Short-tailed Petrel, Mutton-Bird (P. tenuirostris) ... 165 



Forster Petrel (Puffinus gavia) ... ... ... ... 169 



Brown Petrel (Prioflnus cinereus) ... ... ... 170 



Silver-grey Petrel [Priocella glacialoides) ... ... 171 



Spectacled Petrel (Majaqueus cgquinoctialis) ... ... 172 



Black Petrel (Majaqueus parkinsoni) ... ... ... 173 



Great-wmged Petrel (CEstrelata macroptera) ... ... 173 



White-headed Petrel (CEstrelata lessoni) ... ... 175 



Soft-plumaged Petrel (CEstrelata mollis) ... ... 175 



Brown-headed Petrel (GSstrelata solandri) ... ... 176 



White-winged Petrel ((EsireZffltft let^coptera) ... ... 176 



Sub-Family — Fulmarin^e : Fulmars. 



Giant Petrel (Ossifraga gigantea) ... ... ... 177 



Cape Petrel (Daption capensis) ... ... ... 179 



Blue Petrel (Halohana cacrulea) ... ... ... 180 



Broad-billed Dove-Petrel or Prion (Prion vittatus) . . . 181 



Banks Dove-Petrel or Prion (Prion bati/fsi) ... ... 182 



Dove-Petrel or Prion (Prion rfesoZatws) ... ... ... 183 



Fairy Dove-Petrel or Prion (Prion ariel) ... ... 184 



FAMILY— PELECANOIDID^. 



Diving-Petrel (Pelecanoides urinatrix) ... ... ... 184 



FAMILY— DIOMEDBID^ : ALBATEOSSBS. 



Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans) ... ... 185 



Black-browed Albatross (Diomedea melanophrys) ... 186 



