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been done as yet in the waters surrounding the islands, even in- 

 shore, and their thorough examination will yield many facts of 

 interest. 



The natives report a small petrel, which they call by the above 

 name, as common on the fishing grounds five or ten miles off the 

 windward coast of Hawaii, and I have little doubt that it is this 

 species, although I have not yet been able to obtain a specimen. 



Description. — Adult. General color fuliginous; head and upper parts 

 more slaty; remiges and rectrices dull black, the latter (except middle 

 pair) white at base; upper tail-coverts white. Length about 8 inches. 



Oceanodroma fuliginosa (Gmelin). Sooty Petrel. 



According to Rothschild evidence of the occurrence of this 

 petrel on Laysan was obtained by Prof. Schauinsland and later 

 was verified by the finding of the species breeding in small num- 

 bers. The bird is chiefly known from the Japanese seas. 



Description. — ^Adult. Crown, occiput, hind neck, scapulars and upper 

 ri^mp uniform dark sooty slate, darker and more sooty on posterior scapu- 

 lars; lesser and uppermost median and greater wing-coverts sooty black; 

 rest of wing-coverts and tertials light grayish brown; alula, primary 

 coverts and remiges uniform sooty black; lower rump light grayish 

 brown ; upper tail-coverts and tail sooty black ; anterior portion of head 

 grayish brown ; under parts sooty grayish brown. Length about lo inches. 

 (After Ridgway.) 



Bulweria bulweri (Jard & Selby). Bulwer's Petrel. 



Until somewhat recently this petrel was supposed to be wholly 

 confined to the Atlantic Ocean where it has a wide range. The 

 bird, however, was found by Mr. Palmer breeding commonly on 

 French Frigate and also on Laysan Island. In the archipelago 

 proper this petrel is known only from Kauai, where Mr. Knud- 

 sen collected two specimens. 



Description. — Adult. Entire plumage sooty brownish black; bill black; 

 feet brown. Length about iij^ inches. 



.(Estrelata phaeopygia sandwichensis ( Ridgway) 1 Uuau. 

 . A female of this petrel in the juvenile plumage came ashore 



