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PROCELLARIA LEACHII. 
LEACH'S PETREL. 
Tail forked; the extremities of the 
wings do not extend beyond the end of 
the tail. 
Petrel de Leach. Procellaria Leachii, 
Tem. 
We are enabled through the kindness 
of Dr. Leach, to present our readers with 
a portrait of this rare bird. 
Not having met with any accouut of 
this new species of Petrel, except in the 
second edition of Temminck's Manual, we 
shall give the whole of his description and 
remarks : — 
" All parts of the liead and body of a 
dull black; the sides of the abdomen and 
upper tail coverts white, but the shafts of 
these feathers brown ; wing coverts dusky 
brown; quills and tail black; bill and 
