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the estate were preserved at the Hall, and amongst these, most 
fortunately, was found the Dusky Petrel of 1858. The thanks of 
this Society, and of Naturalists generally, are duo to Mr. Hartcup 
for the opportunities he has afforded for a thorough inspection 
(with permission to photograph it) of this unique specimen ; 
and, having, myself, first obtained the confirmatory opinions of 
Professor Newton and Mr. Osbert Salvin, it was exhibited by 
the latter at a meeting of the Zoological Society on the IGth of 
IMay, 1882.* 
The following are my notes of the plumage of this bird as taken 
directly after it had been mounted Top and sides of the head, 
neck above, upper tail-coverts, upper surface of the tail feathers and 
of the wings, dull sooty-black j the feathers of the back, including 
the scapulars, dark shining, greenish, black ; the feathers of the 
wing-coverts faintly margined with white ; the chin, throat, sides 
of the head, below the eyes, and including a narrow rim over each 
pure white, as also the breast, belly, and under wing and tail 
coverts. On the sides of the neck, and passing downwards in front 
of the pinions, light greyish bars shading off into the white of the 
breast. The injury to the hoixd and feet I have already alluded to ; 
but as I did not see the bird in the flesh, I cannot speak as to the 
true colour of the bill and feet. The former, when I saw it, was 
dull black j and the latter, as to the webs, yellowish brown. The 
follon ing are the measurements of the Parsham specimen, as com- 
pared with those of an example in the Norwich Museum ; and, as 
compared, also, with two average-sized specimens of the Manx 
Shearwater, in my own collection, from the Norfolk coast. 
Doskv Suearwateb {Pu^7ius olscurus.) 
stuffed from the flesh. 
12 in. (scant) 
1 in. 
Earsham Bird, 
One in Xorwich Museum, 
stuffed from the skin. 
Total length - 
Beak 
Carpal joint to end of longest 
primary 
Tarsus 
Middle toe and claw 
in. 
li'ir in. 
li in. 
/ 1 % in. 
ItV in. 
If in. 
* See Proc. Zool. See. 1SS2, p. 421 
