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2. Majaqueus gouldi, Hutton. Gould* s Petrel. a Oii.” 
(Case XII. No. 6.) 
This “ dark Petrel with a grey face ” is common on the 
Tasmanian and New-Zealand coasts; but its claim to rank as 
a distinct species is open to some doubt. 
Genus PELAGODROMA. (Southern Hemisphere.) 
Pelagodroma marina,, Reich. White-faced Storm-Petrel. 
(Case VI. Nos. 4 and 22 : male and female.) 
This is one of “ Mother Carey’s Chickens,” and it has a 
wide range over the southern ocean, breeding on the small 
rocky islands lying off the coast. 
Order A N S E R E S. 
Fam. ANATIDiE. 
Genus ANAS. (Cosmopolite.) 
1. Anas superciliosa, Gmelin. Grey Duck. “Parera.” 
(Case IX. No. 34.) 
Common in every part of New Zealand, this Duck ranges 
also over the whole of Australia and Tasmania. It is met 
with in some of the Polynesian islands, and is said to occur 
on Norfolk Island also. It is deservedly in high estimation 
for the table, and from that point of view may be regarded 
as the. most valuable of the indigenous birds. 
2. Anas gibberifrons, Muller. Little Teal. “ Tete.” 
(Case XI. No. 5.) 
T-his Duck, which ranges over Australia, New Caledonia, 
and the Indo-Malayan Archipelago, is of comparatively rare 
occurrence in New Zealand. 
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