THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
As synonyms there are — 
P. floridanus Bonaparte, and P. audvhoni Hartlaub and Finsch. 
Pufjinus Iherminieri loydi, subsp. n. ; Cape Verde Islands. 
This form is separable from the preceding by its smaller size, and in that respect 
agrees with the forms I include under P. asshnilis. All writers who have handled 
specimens of this subspecies have noted its close resemblance to the P. Ihe/rminiefi 
group, though generally placing it with the P. assimilis birds. 
Pufflnus lher7ninieri hailloni Bonaparte ; Isle of France, Sej^chelles. 
For the present I prefer to use this name for the Seychelles bird, as specimens 
are not available from the type-locality. 
Pufflnus Ihenninieri 7ninor Hartlaub ; Pelew Island, Caroline Islands. 
Of this subspecies, P . optatus Hartlaub and Finsch seems to be the only synonym. 
Pufflnus Ihenninieri dichrous Finsch and Hartlaub; McKeans Island, 
Phoenix group; ? Christmas Island; ? Samoan Islands. 
Our ignorance of the forms frequenting these groups would seem to be 
best expressed by accepting the birds from these groups as being similar, and 
therefore classing P. tenebrosus Pelzeln as a synonym, with the proviso that 
it may represent the Christmas Island form, and that the Samoan birds 
are separable if the McKeans Island bird is a typical specimen of the Phoenix 
Island race. 
Pufflnus Iherminieri, subsp. n. ; New Hebrides, New Zealand (? accid.). 
This seems a well differentiated race, but I defer from naming it on account 
of the Procellaria nugax of Solander, as I will point out later. 
Pufflnus Ihenninieri nugax Solander ; Townsville ; Queensland. 
Details will be given in a succeeding article. 
Pufflnus Ihenninieri subalaris Ridgway ; 
South islands of Galapagos Archipelago. 
This form was described from Dalrymple Rock, off Chatham Islands, and 
specimens from Chatham Islands, Albemarle Islands, etc., agree. 
Pufflnus Ihenninieri becki subsp. n. ; 
Culpepper and Wenman Islands ; Galapagos group. 
Specimens from these islands are constantly larger, and have the under wing- 
coverts and axiUaries lighter than a good series from the southern islands 
of the group. 
Pufflnus {Iher^ninieri) persicus Hume. 
It seems probable that this form should be considered as only a subspecies of 
P. Ihenninieri, though the bill is appreciably longer than in any race of that 
species ; the wing-measurement however falls within the range shown in 
those races. 
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