342 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



But already (1760) Brisson mentions, in his ' Ornithologia ' 

 (t. vi. p. 155), under the name Stercorarius longicaudus, a Skua 

 which is said to have its " cauda tredecim pollices longa"; and 

 there can be no doubt that this refers to the Long-tailed Skua, 

 even if the following synonyms (among which Larus parasiticus, 

 Linn.) are incorrect. Longicaudus must therefore stand as 

 the specific name of the Long-tailed Skua, and it seems quite 

 suitable. 



