220 
L. Glatjert. 
Eudyptula minor woodwardi (Maili.). Littlo 
This bird Ijreods upon Ihuig'nin Island and adjacent islets where it 
persists in spite of the persecution sulTered at the hands of visitors. Unless 
the pi‘ote('tiou under law is made more eifective it is only a (piestion of time 
before it is driven away from these local breeding gronmls. The bird is 
said to go “far out let sea” in search of its food. 
It is doubtful whether the separation of the western bird from the 
eastern E.m. vovrfhoUandia’ (Stephens) is justified. 
Diomedea exulans (hinne). Wandering Albatross. 
There is *io record of this l)ird from local beaches, the ^ruseum material 
having been obtained at Bunbury, Hamelin Bay, or out at sea. The species 
is included bcMaiuse on 20th Octobi'r, 1938, birds whi(*h had been following the 
ships all morning remained with us until Kottm^st was sighted. The spe(des 
breeds on I\4U’gmdi]i, the home of so many of our ocean Avaifs. 
Diomedea (Thalassarche) melanophrys melanophrys (T(unminck). Black- 
1) I 'o w' e d i\i o 1 1 m a w k* . 
This shy ami solitary species is ])ut scantily represented in the collection 
by A1787, an adult found at Cottesloe, 21st August, 1920, a skull, A4618, 
from SAvanbouiiio, rJuly 1935, and a young female obtained at Swaid)ourne 
on 1st June, 19-1-1, A5490, U. LaAvson Whitlock also records the bird from 
local beaches. 
Diomedea (Thalassogeron) chlororhynchos ((imelin). Yellow-nosed Molly- 
maAvk. 
This is undoubtedly the commonest of our albatrosses. Tt can be seen 
off the south coast at all times of the year and in the Avinter months its range 
is as far as north of Shark Bay, the typ<^ of Rothschild’s cartpri having been 
collected at Point ('loat(‘s. 'flKU'c are 10 eidries in Ihe Museum register since 
1912. 
Diomedea (Thalassogeron) chrysostoma ( Fovsl<‘r). Grey-headed i\Iolly- 
ma \vk. 
The first local record was a bird captured aliA'c on the sandhills at 
Cottesloe in June, 1917, A 1257, by the late F. L. Stronach, who for several 
years forwarded miu'h valuable mateiial to the Aluseum. Additional speci- 
mens from Gottesloc ai'e A177(J, 21st June, 1920, A278S, 2.3rd fluly, 1920, and 
A4046, 2nd SejAtemlxu*, 1935. 
Dr. W. MacgilliA-ray lias suggested that Australian s])ecimens Inne their 
breeding ground someAvhere in tlu' vicinity of St. Paul or Amsterdam 
Islands. 
Macrenectes giganteus (Gmelin). GiuTit Petrel. 
This giant among the Procellariida; ]'i\'als the albatrosses in size and so 
is often Avrongly identified as a Sooty Albatross of wlu('h lluu'e are, as yet, 
no j’eeoials i'rom kx'al beaches. In spit(‘ of its size it is one <»f the most 
frequent victims of Avinter gates, a numboj', nearly all young birds, ]-eaching 
the Museum e\‘ery year. Sinc(' lt)12 no less (ban .38 lia\'(' Ixhui presented 
or collected locally. 
The majority ar(‘ in th(‘ dark first j'uverial plumage Avith few or no Avhite 
feathers aboul tlu‘ face. Other forms ar(‘ occasionally met Avitli shoAving a 
varied amount of white* a])oul the head. 
