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BRASILIAN P.
Le Puffin du Brefil, Brif. Orn. vi. p. 138. 4 Otf. ix. p. 337. IV.
Majague, Rail Sjn. p. 133. 3.— Will» Or»» p. 334. pi. 62.
D e s c r i p t i o n . ' 2 'H I S fpecies, according to Willughly, is of the fize of a Gooje.
The bill hooked : the head round and thick : the neck
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long : the whole bird of a dulky and blackilh colour, except the
fore part of the neck, which is adorned with yellow feathers.
Inhabits Brajil, about the mouths of rivers; but builds the
neft, and lays the eggs, on Ihore. It is a fwift bird, fwim-
ming and diving well. Its flelh very good meat, efpecially if
young. We are not certain whether this is a Petrel or not; but
think right to follow Brijfon’s opinion of its belonging to that
genus, till farther demonftration lhall evince the contrary.
3.
+- BLACK P.
Procellaria tequinoftialis, Lin. Syft. i. p. 213. 4.
Le Puffin du Cap de Bonne Elperance, Brif. Qrn. vi. p. 137.
Le Petrel-Puffin brun, Buf. Oif. ix. p. 326.
Shearwater, Broom Jam . p. 482.
Great black Petrel, Edvj. pi. 89.
Lev. Muf.
D e s c r i p t i o n . g I Z E of a Raven: length twenty-three inches. The bill is
three inches long, and the tubes of the noftrils half an
inch j the whole bill is of a yellowilh colour, the futures of
it black: the whole body blackilh brown : legs, toes, and webs,
brown: claws black.
This varies in having the upper ridge of the bill black, and a
large fpot of white on the chin *.
* In lat. 3J. 15. S. long. 7. 43. W. i Cook’s laft Voy. i. p. 36.—But in this
the bill and legs were both black.
Inhabits
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Inhabits the Cape of Good Hope, and the neighbouring parts.
Has alfo been met with at New Zealand *.
Kuril Petrel, Ar£l. Zool. p. 536. A.— Rail» Spie. v. p. 28.
r £ H I S is larger by half than the other. Has a ftrong yellow
b ill: the whole plumage an unvaried rufty black: legs the
fame, dalhed with red.
Inhabits the Kurile IJles, and Kamtjchatka.
Dark grey Petrel, Cook's Voy. i. p. 258.
Lev» Mu/.
g I Z E of a Jack-daw: length fourteen or fifteen inches. Bill
two inches long, and brown : the whole plumage black, or
footy: the under wing coverts white, with black fhafts: the
wings rather exceed the tail in length : the fore part of the legs
greenilh blue.
The fpecimen in the Leverian Mufeum has the chin and throat
of a whitifh colour.
Inhabits the Jouthem hemifphere, from 35 to 50 degrees.
Seems much allied to the Black PetreL
T E N G T H nineteen inches. Bill an inch and three quarters,
yellow; the tube which covers the noftrils, top of the upper
mandible, and end of the lower, black ; the edges of both are of
the fame colour: the top of the head, taking in the eyes, and
the hind part of the neck, to the fhoulders, pale blueilh alh-co-
lour: the reft of the upper parts dulky black: chin, fore part of
* Forjt. Voy. i. p. 113. 487.
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