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Birds of Celebes: Puffinidae. 
Distribution. From North Celebes to the Sandwich Islands: — Kema, North Celebes 
(P.&F. Sarasin bl,h 2); Bonin Islands (Holst. 3, 6)\ Krusenstem Id., N. Pacific 
(H. J. Snow 1, 6); Sandwich Islands (Knudsen a 1, 2, V). 
A single specimen of a wMte-bellied Wedge-tailed Shearwater was obtained 
by the cousins Sarasin at the N. E. extremity of Celebes in September, 1893, 
and was identified by us with P. chlororhynchus Less., but now, after much 
uncertainty, we hold it to be Mr. Salvin’s P. aineatm. Ordinarily Pujfinus 
chlororhynchus has the under surface sooty-brown and P. cuneatus white, and from 
Mr. Salvin’s measurements it appears that the middle and outer toes of the 
former are equal in length, but in the latter the middle toe is given as about 
3 mm the longer. A form of P. chlorwhynchus has, however, been figured by 
Gould (as immature) with a very pale grey under surface, while Salvin 
describes one of the types of P. cuneatus as — compared with the other 
“greyer beneath, especially over the breast, flanks, and lower abdomen”. We 
hardly doubt that Salvin, the chief authority on the Petrels, is in the right 
in separating the two forms, but we have no idea how such specimens as these 
latter, which are not fully considered by him, may be distinguished from one 
another. We at first held the Sarasins’ specimens for the pale form of 
P. chlororhynchus. 
P. chlororhynchus, which is very likely to be found in Celebes, has the 
following synonymy, distribution, etc.. 
Puffinus chlororhynchus Less. 
Gould’s Wedge-tailed Shearwater. 
Puffinus chlororhynchus (1) Lesson, Tr. d’Orn. 1831, 613; (2) E. Newt., Ibis 1861, 181, 
1867, 359;- (3) Kchw., J. f. O. 1877, 11; (4) Hartl. Vog. Madag. 1877, 369; (5) 
Imgge, B. Ceylon 1880, 1054; (VI) Milne-E. & Gr., Ois. Madag. 1879, I, 680, pis. 
297, 298 (1881); (7) Salvin, Ibis 1888, 342; (8) Buller, B. New Zeal. 2"^ ed. 1888, 
n, 235; (9) Hutton, P. Z. S. 1893, 749; (10) Salvin, Oat. B. 1896, XXV, 372. 
a. Puffinus sphenurus (1) Gould, Ann. & Mag. N. H. 1844, XIH, 365; (II) id., B. Austr. 
1848, VH, pi. 58; (3) Finscb & Hartl., Orn. Centralpolyn. 1867, 245; (4) Salvad., 
Orn. Pap. 1882, HI, 464; (5) Crowfoot, Ibis 1885, 268; (6) Bams., Tab. List 1888, 
24, 38; (7) North, Nests and Eggs B. Austr. 1889, 377; (8) Salvad., Orn. Pap. 
Agg. 1891, 213; (9) id., Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. 1896, XXXYI, 120. 
b. Thiellus chlororhynchos (1) Bp., Oompt. Bend. 1856, XLH, 769, Nr. 69; (2) Coues,Pi. 
Ac. Philad. 1864, 123, 142. 
c. Thiellus sphenurus (1) Bp., 1. c. Nr. 70; (2) Coues, Pr. Ac. Pliilad. 1864, 122, 142, (3) 
Gld., Hb. B. Austr. 1865, H, 466. 
d. Procellaria sphenura et chlororhyncha (1) Schleg., Mus. P.-B., Procell., 1863, 25. 
Por further synonymy and references cf. Salvador! a 4, a 8', Salvin 10. 
Figures and descriptions. Gould a II', Milne-Edwards & Grandidier VI', Coues b 2, 
c 2; Finscb & Hartlaub a 3; Hartlaub 4; Legge 5; Salvador! a 4; Buller 8; 
Salvin lO] etc. 
