AVIFAUNA OF LATSAN. 



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a black triangle in the female; feet red. Rather common on Moller and Lisiansky: 

 breeds in colonies on the beach ; lays one egg only without nest, which is fiercely 

 defended by the parents; these eggs were white in colour and of an excellent flavour. 

 At the time of the visit they were fortunately not yet set. 



" 8. Larm, sp., perhaps argentatus, L. A large Gull, with flesh-coloured beak. Seen in great 

 numbers flying round the top of Gardner Island; later on Moller and Lisiansky too. 



" 9. Sterna (?)', about 9 inches long; white, with greyish wings, back, and crown; tail with 

 two long lateral rectrices. This bird was termed a Petrel by Herr Isenbeck and his 

 companions; but this did not correspond with the fact that they would recognize it 

 on seeing my Sterna kamtschatica, for then it ought to have a black crown, which, 

 however, may be absent in winter, as is the case with several Terns. The esss 

 which the travellers believed to belong to this species were found together in numbers, 

 without nest, in caves and fissures of the rock ; they were about as large as the eggs 

 of domestic Pigeons, much compressed at the blunt end, greyish, and spotted with 

 brown. 



C£ 10. A Petrel 2 about 9 inches long ; all over deep chestnut-broAvn, with blackish bill and feet, 



and a cuneate tail. Only seen on Gardner. 

 " 11. Another Petrel 3 , a little larger ; breast, abdomen, and neck white ; upper surface mixed 



white and brown ; the forked tail only moderately emarginate. Seen on all three 



islands. On Moller it was sitting under the scrub in pairs, and was so little prepared 



for the intrusion that several were trodden upon. Eggs were not found. 

 "12. A species of Duck\ with no conspicuous plumage, living in small flocks on Moller and 



Lisiansky, but not breeding. 

 "13. A species of "Snipe"' (most probably a Totanus), which the observers were unable to 



describe. In flocks on Moller and Lisiansky, and by no means shy. 

 " 11. A species of Sandpiper (perhaps Tringa minuta) ; also in flocks on Moller and Lisiansky. 



[Perhaps Calidris ?— AY. E.] 

 "15. A kind of FoioV i about as large as a Ptarmigan ; mixed grey and brown; running on 



the ground, singly, but at the same time rather numerous, on Moller and Lisiansky ; 



very rapid and rather shy. Eggs were not found. 

 ' 16. A small Sparrow-like bird \ brownish grey above, yellowish green below. Only found 



on Moller, where it was often seen running on the ground under the grass very quickly. 



One, however, was knocked down with a cap. 

 ' 17. A small red bird 8 with black wings. On the same island, where it is not very common ; 



flying round the bushes. 



1 Haliplana lunata, Teale. — W. R. 

 - Puflinus nativitatis, St reets. — W, 11. 



3 Pujjiaus cuneatus, Salvin. — W. R. 



4 Anas laysanensis, Rothsch. — W. R. 



5 Totanus incanus (Gm.). — W. R. 



Although the description is very different, nothing else can be meant but Porzanuht pahneri, Froh. ; but at the 

 eseni time it does hot exist on Lisiansky Island. W. E. 



7 Telespiza.—W. R. 



8 Eimatione freeihi, Rothsch. — W. R. 



