THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
One bird from 43° S. 140° E., has a white spot on the throat and a well- ‘ 
defined dark line down the abdomen, and the tail rounded. This is most 
probably the Austrahan subspecies, and with this fairly agree specimens 
purporting to come from New Zealand and Australia, but none of these have 
authentic data.* 
In the majority the tail is appreciably forked. 
I hope the preceding will show how little we know about these small Petrels 
and the need of collecting such, wherever opportunity occurs, more especially 
in their breeding places. 
It should be noted that recently Reichenow {Deutsche Sudp. Exp., ZooL, 
pp. 498-559, 1907) has classed this species in Pelagodroma, but this course 
I cannot endorse. The very different feet are sufficient to separate genericaliy 
this species from P. marina. 
* Gould noted that he met with it in great abundance between the eastern coast of Australia and New 
Zealand. This implies at once that there is a breeding subspecies either on some of the islands off the east 
coast of Australia or New Zealand, especially as the time of year (March) would suggest they were either feeding 
young or had just left then.’ breeding-places. 
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