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THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA 
Nest .—In a natural crevice or in a shallow burrow. 
Egg .—Pure white: Breeding-season: July and August (Norfolk 
Island) ; throughout the year in most localities. 
6. Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia Forster 
gav-i-a —N.L., gavia , a kind of gull. 
Distribution. —The seas of New Zealand, ranging to south-eastern 
and southern Australia. 
Notes .—Also called Brown-backed Petrel. Usually in flocks, fre¬ 
quenting chiefly the seas off the south coast of New South Wales. It is 
similar in habits and economy to the Little Shearwater. Breeds on both 
islands of New Zealand and on Snares Island. 
Nest. — In a chamber at the end of a burrow; lined with a few leaves. 
Egg. —Pure white. Breeding-season : October. 
7. Great- winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera Smith 
Pter-o-drom'-a —Gk, pteron , wing; Gk, dronios . running: mac-rop'-ter-a 
—Gk, macros, large ; Gk, pteron , wing. 
Distribution. —Southern oceans, between latitudes 50°S. and 30°S. 
Notes .—Also called Grey-faced Petrel. Usually in flocks, frequent¬ 
ing the seas off the south-western coast of Australia. It is similar in 
habits and economy to the Shearwaters. Breeds in colonies on islands 
off the south coast of Western Australia; also on the North Island of New 
Zealand, T ristan da Cunha, and Kerguelen and the Crozet Islands. 
A T est. In a large chamber at the end of a burrow; lined with a few 
leaves and grass. 
— Pure white. Breeding-season: July to September. 
8. Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis Gould 
moV-lis —L., mollis , soft. 
Distribution .—Atlantic and Indian Oceans, to latitude 50°S. 
Ao/rj.—-A rare visitor to the seas of south-western Australia. It is 
m h fr S at '?r CC ? noniv to thc Soft-plumaged Petrel. Breeds on 
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Nest.—hi a chamber at the end of a burrow. 
hemifplfeT) White ' Breedin S-Season : June, July, and October (northern 
9. White-headed Petrel Pterodroma lessoni Garnot 
essoni- R. P. Lesson, French ornithologist (1794-1849). 
^ 0 ^ K ' ,tn ^’ uUon - Southern oceans, from Antarctica to about latitude 
