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23. Short-tailed Shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris Temminck 
ten-u-i-ros-tris — L., tenuis, slender; L., rostrum , bill. 
Distribution.— Bass Strait, the coasts of Tasmania, southern and 
south-eastern Australia, and New Zealand, and the Pacific Ocean to the 
Sea of Okhotsk and Bering Sea. 
Notes.— Also called Mutton-bird, Seal-bird, Whale-bird, Sooty 
Shearwater, Bonaparte's Shearwater, and Slender-billed Petrel. ' Arrives 
in immense flocks off our coasts during November, where it takes up its 
quarters in old-established rookeries on islands in Bass Strait, and on the 
coasts of Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania. It is similar in habits 
and economy to the Wedge-tailed Shearwater. In Bass Strait its eggs and 
young form the main support of the islanders. Also breeds on the 
Bounty Islands. 
Nest. —In a hollow at the end of a burrow, lined with grass or 
feathers. 
Egg.— White. Breeding-season: November to March. 
24. Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus Gmelin 
gris'-e-us — L., griseus, grey. 
Distribution— The coasts of New South Wales, New Zealand, and 
South America, and the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, to Kamchatka, Alaska, 
Labrador, Greenland, and The Faeroes. 
Notes— Also called Mutton-bird and Sombre Shearwater. A rare 
visitor to the coast of New South Wales. Similar in habits and economy 
to the other Shearwaters. Breeds in colonies on the South Island of New 
Zealand, and on Stewart, the Snares, Chatham, and Auckland Islands ; also 
in the Andes of northern Chile, on islands off Cape Horn, and on the 
Falkland Islands. There is one breeding record from Broughton Island. 
Nest. — In a hollow at The end of a burrow, lined with grass or 
feathers. 
Egg. — White. Breeding-season: November to April. 
25. Fleshy-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes Gould 
car-ne-i-pes —L., carneus, fleshy; L., pes {pedis), foot. 
Distribution. — The coasts of south-western and southern Australia, 
and Tasmania, Lord Howe Island, the North Island of New Zealand, the 
eastern Indian Ocean, and Pacific Ocean to Japan and California. 
Notes. —Also called Mutton-bird, Pale-footed Shearwater, and Fleshy- 
footed Petrel. Usually arrives off our coasts during September or 
November. Similar in habits and economy to the other Shearwaters. 
Breeds in colonies on islands off the south coast of Western Australia, on 
Lord Howe Island, and the North Island of New Zealand. 
Nest. — In a hollow at the end of a long burrow, lined with pieces 
of weeds, grass, or feathers. 
Egg. —White. Breeding-season: November to March. 
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