INTRODUCTION. 
Cl 
A = . 
Genus PHakron, Linn. 
The beautiful species of this form which graces the fauna of Australia, r 
anges over the greater ; 
a i dy . : ; 3 greater part of the 
Pacific Ocean, and among other places retires to N orfolk Island and Raine’s Is] 
et for the purpose of breeding. 
624, Phaeton pheenicurus —. ; : 
| ; , ; ’ : . Vol. VII. Pl. 73, 
Genus PreLecanus, Linn. 
+ tT is rp Ss ‘a raya , ’ 1c Aya gs > Te rp ry 
The members of this genus are very widely dispersed, since every great country has one or more species as- 
signed to it, That inhabiting Australia is as fine and as beautifully marked as any other member of the eroup 
SS . 
625. Pelecanus conspicillatus, Temm. — . ‘ : . ; ; ; Vol. VIL. Pl. 74. 
Genus Prorus, Linn, 
Asia, Africa, America and Australia are each tenanted by a species of this genus, the members of which, 
although few in number, are not well understood nor are their specific differences easily decyphered, 
626, Plotus Nove-[lollandiw, Gould —. : . : : : ‘ : P : Vol. VII. Pl. 75. 
Genus Svia, Briss, 
Four fine species of this genus appertain to the Australian fauna, since they not only frequent the seas adjacent 
to the shores of that country, but all of them resort to its rocks and islands for the purpose of breeding. 
The genus comprises seyeral other species which inhabit the sea coasts of nearly every part of the globe. 
627. Sula Australis, Gould . - ; ; . E . : i r : ; , Vol. VII. Pl. 76. 
Inhabits the southern coast of Australia and Van Diemen’s Land, and is a beautiful representative of the Sula 
Bassana and S. melanura of Europe. 
628, Sula personata, Gould . ' : ; . : ' ; Vol. VIL. PL. 77. 
Common on the east coast. 
629. Sula fusca, Briss, . ‘ . . . ; ; ; : : : . . ; Vol, VII. Pl. 78. 
“This species of Booby,” says Mr. M‘Gillivray, “ is generally distributed on the north-east and north ey of 
New Holland; but 1 found it breeding only upon Bramble Key, although I once, on Raine’s Islet, found a solitary 
egg. The nest is slovenly made of dried herbage, a foot in diameter, with scarcely any cavity, and cunts two 
eges, of which in every instance one was clean and the other very dirty. The eggs, which are sca vary 
considerably in size. The largest measured 2.8; inches by 14%; the smallest 2% by 14, and one of average size, 2+ 
by 1} inches. Both sexes incubate, and the birds while sitting on their eggs allowed of a very near alicia ane 
before flying off disgorged the contents of their stomachs, chiefly a species of Clupea or herring. ia cen 
add that their bite is very severe. During our visits to Darnley Island I observed several tame Boobies ssi k 
native villages, generally perched on the canoes hauled up on the beach, These bx were seh aa s 
liberty, and after fishing in the weirs upon the reefs until they had procured a sufficiency of food, returned to t 
huts.” 
Inhabits the north coast. 
Vol. VIL. Pl. 79. 
630. Sula piseator, Linn. : ‘ | ai! . : ' + 
Inhabits the north coast. 
