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Show 430 MR. o. SALVIN O N BIRDS [June 19, 133. ANOUS GALAPAGENSIS, Sharpe, Phil. Trans, clxviii. p. 469. Anous stolidus, Salv. Trans. Z. S. ix. p. 504. Charles I., Galapagos. , The single skin in Captain Markham's collection has unfortunately been mimed by cockroaches, and the skin of the top of the head is almost entirely destroyed. A few feathers, however, remain, and these, so far as they go, confirm Mr. Sharpe's view as to the distinctive character of the Galapagos bird. 134. DIOMEDEA BRACHYURA, Temm.; Lawr. B. N. Am. p. 822 ; Coues, Pr. Ac. Phil. 1866, p. 177. At sea, lat. 33° N., long. 119° W., March 1880. 135. DIOMEDEA MELANOPHRYS, Temm.; Coues, Pr. Ac. Phil. 1866, p. 181. Talcahuano Bay, Chili. 136. DIOMEDEA IRRORATA, sp. n. Supra dorso medio et alis extus fuliginoso-fuscis, dorso antico et uropygio albis nigro transverse variegatis ; capite et cervice tota albis, hac supra fiavo lavata; subtus abdomine toto griseo-fusco, albo pracipue in pectore et crisso, minutissime irrorato ; alis intus quoque albo et fusco variegatis; cauda fusca ad basin alba; rostro fiavido, mandibula apice corneo, pedibus corylinis. Long. tota 35*0, ala 20*5, cauda 5*5, rostri a rictu 6*2, tarsi 3*8, dig. med. 5*1. 8. Callao Bay, Peru, December 1881. The Albatross described above seems quite distinct from any hitherto known. It appears to come next to D. melanophrys, having the bill similarly constructed (cf. Coues, Pr. Ac. Phil. 1866, pp. 186, 187), but the bill is much longer and the bird larger in all its dimensions, except the tail, which is shorter and more rounded. In coloration, too, there is great difference, the upper back and rump being variegated with dusky and white instead of pure white, and the abdomen wholly dusky with minute white freckles. 137. CYMOCHOREA MARKHAMI, sp. n. Omnino fuliginosa fere unicolor, capite toto paulo plumbescentiore, tectricibus alarum dilutioribus, cauda profunde furcata, rostro et pedibus nigerrimis. Long, tota 9*0, ala 6*9, cauda rectr. med. 2*6 rectr. lat. 3*8, tarsi 1*0, dig. med. 1*1, rostri a rictu 1*0. 5 . Coast of Peru, lat. 19° 40' S., long. 75° W., December 1881. Obs. C. melania, Bp., apud Coues, certe similis, sed capite plum-bescente, tarsis brevioribus forsan diversa. This species is certainly very closely allied to C. melania of Bonaparte as described by Dr. Coues (Pr. Ac. Phil. 1864, p. 76), but the head of that species is described as being darker on the sides and the region of the eyes as well as the upper parts generally. This can hardly be said to be the case in the present bird, the whole |