122 HAWAIIAN BIRDS. 



DIOMEDEIDAE. ALBATROSS FAMILY. 



Diomedea immutabilis, Rothschild. White Albatross. 



This albatross breeds in immense numbers upon Laysan and 

 also upon Lisiansky i.slands. Apparently it is more or less com- 

 mon throughout the Hawaiian main group, though it is not known 

 to breed upon any of them. 



Description. — Adult. "Head, neck, lower rump, and entire under sur- 

 face pure white; space in front of the eye sooty black; wings and wing- 

 coverts blackish brown; interscapular region, back, and upper part of 

 rump paler and more smoky brown ; tail black, fading into white at base ; 

 under wing-coverts mixed blackish brown and white. Total length about 

 32 inches." (Rothschild.) 



Diomedea nigripes, Aud. Brown Gooney. 



This is the gooney that follows in the wake of ships from San 

 Francisco to Honolulu and Hilo. The birds feed upon the scraps 

 of pork and meat thrown overboard from the kitchen, and it is 

 simply amazing that birds will fly so far and take so much 

 trouble for such meager reward. Usually the last gooney parts 

 company with the southward bound ship when some 500 miles 

 off the islands, but occasionally individuals keep on till immed- 

 iately off the harbors. At rare intervals I hear of an albatross 

 coming ashore on Hawaii to roost for an hour or so on the rocks, 

 but whether this or the preceding species cannot be determined as 

 no specimens have been collected. 



Description. — Adult. Dusky throughout; grayer beneath; forehead, 

 tail-coverts and base of tail white. Length 28.50-36.00 inches. 



LARID^. GULL AND TERN FAMILY. 



Sterna fuliginosa, Gmelin. Ewaena; Sooty Tern. 



I have not found this tern upon the coast of the island of Ha- 

 waii although it may occur there in small numbers as it has been 

 taken upon the shores of Oahu and Kauai, and Mr. Palmer found 

 it breeding abundantly upon Laysan island. 



Description. — Adult. Upper parts sooty black; forehead, sides of head. 



