Order PROCELLARIIFORMES. 
No. 71B. 
Family PROCELLAIUIDjE. 
COOKILARIA LEUCOPTERA. 
NORFOLK ISLAND COOKILARIA. 
(Plate 83.) 
From a set of paintings in Sydney (Mitchell library), recalling in execution 
the now famous “ Watling drawings ”, Mr. K. A. Hindwood has sent me a 
photo of the coloured drawing No. 96, together with a description. On the 
back of the painting (artist unknown) is written “ Bird of Norfolk Island 
(Natural Size) ”. 
This painting is undoubtedly a Pterodroma of the Cookilaria group and its 
habitat is Norfolk Island. This is the first record of a bird in this genus from 
Norfolk Island. 
Differs from leucoptera Gould, in being dark brown above instead of grey; 
and the wing is shorter. When the wing is folded there is a white edge round it 
from where the wing joins the body, as far as the bastard wing ; the under surface 
of the wing is presumably white like the entire under surface of the body from 
the chin to the long under tail coverts ; the lower forehead is white, then as far 
as the eyes the feathers are scolloped; below the eye a few dark spots only. 
Total length 300 mm. ; culmen 25 ; wing 200 ; tarsus 30 ; the middle toe and 
claw is longer than the tarsus. 
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