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Show 1880.] COLLECTED B Y L O R D LINDSAY'S EXPEDITION. 165 14. OSSIFRAGA GIGANTEA (Gm.). " Cape Hen." Procellaria gigantea, Gould, B. Austr. vii. pl. 45. No. 50, male. Sept. 10, lat. 34° S., long. 10° 42' W . "Beak pale apple-green, much darker at tip ; iris dark brown ; feet sooty black." No. 52. Sept. 14. "Beak greyish green, darker at tip; iris dark brown ; feet silvery brown. Spread of wing 6 feet 7 inches." Both these specimens are much darker than the figure in Gould's pl. xiv. 'Birds of Australia.' 15. PRION DESOLATUS (Gm.). "Ice-bird." Nos. 57, 58, male. Sept. 21, lat. 35° 20' S., long. 9° 43' E. No. 89. Oct. 15, lat. 36° 57' S., long. 40° 41' E. The two former have a distinct yellowish nail at the tip of the upper mandible; the last has a slightly narrower bill-differences which, if admitted as specific, appear to be the distinguishing characteristics of P. vittatus and P. desolatus. 16. DIOMEDEA CHLORORHYNCHA, Lath. "Mollymawk." Diomedea chlororhynchos, Gould, B. Austr. vii. pl. 42. No. 51, female. Sept. 14, lat. 34° 25' S. No. 96, male. Oct. 24, lat. 29° 45' S., long. 57° 39' E.; temperature of both air and water 67°. Mr. Gould met with it on the 24th July, 1838, in lat. 30° 38' S. 17- DIOMEDEA EXULANS, Linn. Diomedea exulans, Gould, B. Austr. vii. pl. 38. Nos. 53, male, and 55, female. Sept. 16, lat. 34° S., long. 4° 29' E. " The male is an adult, nearly white ; spread of wings 10 feet 3 inches, nett weight 19 lb. Contained 10 lb. of water and cuttle; but the water was probably swallowed whilst being hauled on board. Feet 9 inches broad when spread out. Female, total weight about 15 lb. Iris dark brown, beak pink, feet bluish." No. 85. Oct. 12, lat. 39° 40' S., long. 32° 19' E. Young, much mottled with grey. Mr. Gould records its occurrence same date as above. 18. DIOMEDEA FULIGINOSA, Gm. Diomedea fuliginosa, Gould, B. Austr. vii. pl. 44. No. 79, male. Oct. 10, lat. 37° 59' S„ long. 29° 18' E. Mr. Gould notes its first occurrence in July, in one of his voyages, in lat. 31° S. |
