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in g a n d a s c e n d in g p o r tio n s o f th e duodenum. T h e h e p a tic , p a n c r e a tic a n d g a ll d u c ts e n te r th e
a s c e n d in g p o rtio n o f this in te s tin e , a n d j o in a s th e y e n t e r ; th e in te s tiu e b e in g s till c o n tin u e d u pw a rd s
b e h in d th e liv e r . T h e in te s tin a l c a n a l a lto g e th e r form ed, first five p a r a lle l c o n v o lu tio n s u p a n d d ow n ,
a n d th e n a f ew ir r e g u la r tu rn in g s , u n til, e n d in g in th e r e e tim , (from e a c h s id e o f w h ich , a b o u t | o f a n
iiic h from th e am « , a s h o r t cceeum w a s s e n t b a c k , th e lo n g e s t b e in g o n th e le f t s id e ,) i t te rm in a te d ;
c om p le tin g , w h e n Jaid o u t, a lin e o f 4 2 in ch e s. T h e b o d y m e a su r e d , from th e f ro n t o f tho h e a d to th e
tip o f th e fleshy p a r t o f th e ta il, 1 foot 2 in c h e s ; th o c a n a l w a s th u s above th re e tim e s th e le n g th o f it.
“ T h e re w a s on ly o n e ovarium u p o n th e a n te r io r p a r t o f th e v e r te b r a l c o lum n , n e a r th e p o r ta o f
th e liv e r, c o n ta in in g a n um b e r o f ova o f d iffe re n t s iz e s . O n e oviduct e x te n d e d , in som ew h a t o f a
s e rp e n tin e c o u r s e , from th e ovarium a lo n g th e a n te r io r p a r t o f th e v e r te b r a l co lum n to th e v e n t,
w h e re i t a p p e a r e d to o p e n e x te rn a lly w ith o u t jo in in g th e re c tum. T h e c a v ity w a s su ffic ien t to a dm it
th e e x trem ity o f a sm a ll l i t t le finge r, a n d th e in s id e p r e s e n te d a r e tic u la te d a p p e a r a n c e .”
T h o r e d - ta ile d T ro p ic B i r d o f fo rm e r n a tu r a lis ts is now g e n e r a lly co n s id e re d to b e th e a d u l t o f tb e
com m o n sp e c ie s . I h av e a d o p te d th is g e n e r a l o p in io n , a lth o u g h n o e v id e n c e h a s p ro c e e d e d from th e
p r e s e n t v o y a g e to d e c id e th e fa c t. S p e c im e n s o f b o th a lleg ed s p e c ie s a re in th e c o lle c tio n ; th o se
w ith th e r e d ta il- f e a th e r s b e in g th e m o s t n um e ro u s .
S t e r n a A L B A . Sparm., Mus. Carls, fa s c . l . t .W .
White Te rn. Lath., Gen. Hist. vol. 10. p . 109. sp. 13.
T h i s sp e c ie s w a s fo u n d a b u n d a n tly a t P itc a irn ’s Is la n d . “ T h e ir id e s ," w e a rc to ld b y M r . L ay ,
“ a r e d e e p b lu e . T h e fem a le s l a y o n e e g g , (which is w h itish , s ta in e d w ith p u r p l e , a n d b lo tc h e d with
b row n , a b o u t t h e s iz e o f a R in g -D o v e ’s ,) in th e n a tu r a l h o le s o f th e M a n g le Tre e s, a b o u t th e sp re ad in g
b r a n c h e s o f w h ic h th e y h o v e r in g r e a t n um b e rs w h ile r e a r in g th e i r y o u n g , m a k in g a n o is e lik e th a t
o f th e ru b b in g to g e th e r o f tw o sto n e s.” T h e y w e re a lso o b s e rv ed in c om p a n y w ith th e No d d y in
G am b le r ’s I s la n d .
S t e r n a s t o l i d a . Linn., Syst. N a t. vol. 1. p . 227. sp. 1.
Noddy. Penn., Arct. Z o o l 2. p . 523. s/). 446.
La Mouette brune. B u ff, P L Enl. 997.
T h is sp e c ie s w a s o b se rv ed a t v a rio u s p la c e s d u r in g th e voyage—a t S alas I s l a n d , N o v . 1 6 th , 1825;
a t D u c ie 's I s la n d ; a t P itc a i r n ’s I s l a n d , D e c . 1825; a t M a tild a I s la n d , F e b . 4 th , 1 8 2 6 ; a t Bow Is lan d ,
F e b . 2 0 th , 1826, &c. & c ., a c c o rd in g to M r . Collie ’s n o te s .
S t e r n a P a n a y e n s i s . Gmel, Syst. N a t. v o l 1. p . 607. sp. 16.
Panayan Tern. Lath., Gen. Hist, v o l 5. p. 119. sp. 28.
S om e d o u b ts m a y b e e n te r ta in e d a s to th e sp e c ie s o rig in a lly d e c rib e d b y S o n n e r a t u n d e r th e
n am e o f L ’hirondelle de M e r de IT s le P a n a y , (V o l. 3. p . l 2 Q .p l 84. J h is figure b e in g th a t a p p a ren tly o f
a y o u n g b ird . O u r sp e c ie s , wh ich w a s found a t D u c ie ’s Is la n d , is th e s am e a s is g e n e ra lly r e f e rre d to
th a t sp e c ie s . M. T em m in c k h a s fig u red a b ird {'PZ. Col. 2 0 2 .) v e ry s im ila r to o u rs, a n d p ro b a b ly th e
s am e ; b u t w h ich he s a y s is d iffe ren t from th e t ru e S te rn a P anay ensis. T h is l a tte r b ird h e p rom ise s to
f ig u r e ; a n d th u s o u r d o u b ts will be re so lv ed . M r . Collie e x am in e d o n e o f th e s e b ird s , a n d “ fou n d th e
stom a ch to ta lly v o id , th e g iz z a rd e x te rn a lly u n d is tin g u ish e d from th e c raw , o r r a th e r th e ventHcuU
iwccentiirz^ b e in g in th e s am e lin e w ith i t ; b u t in te rn a lly k n ow n b y its p e c u lia r h o rn y m em b ra n e ,
w h ich w a s tin g e d y e llow , a n d by th e r u g a b e in g co n s tric te d a t th e com m en c em en t o f it, a n d tu rn e d a
little o u t o f th e ir r e g u la r d ire c tio n . Two s h o r t caca a ro s e a b o u t th r e e -q u a r te r s o f a n in c h from th e
anus. N o a r te r ie s w e n t off from th e a rc h o f th e aorta, a s in th e Pelecanus leucocephalus."
L a r u s b e l c h e r i . n. s. Zool. Journ. v o l 4. p . 358.
L a r flucescenli-plumbeus, subías paUidioT¡ remigibus primariis rectrieibusque n ig ris; uropygio, remigum rectricumque
apieibus albis; rostro rubro, i ^ c e nigro.
Longitudo cwyor»«, 2 1 ; rostri, 2 ; a loe , a carpo ad apicem remigis primæ, 1 1 ; c a u d a , 6 ; ta rst, 2.
T h is n ew spe c ie s h a s b e e n d e d ic a te d to C a p t. E dw a rd Bc lch e r, R . N ., th e first L ie u te n a n t o f th e
B lo s som , to w hose s c ien c e a n d e n te rp r iz e zoology is in d e b te d fo r m a n y im p o r ta n t a c q u is itio n s in
va rio u s d e p a rtm e n ts .
L a r d s a e g e n t a t u s . Lath., Ind. Orn. p . 814.
Lesser black-backed Gull. Montagu, Orn. Diet.
Grande Mouette cendrée. Buff., PI. En. 977.
T h e L a ru s S u b im is s ta te d in M r . Collie ’s n o te s to h a v e b e e n se en off th e c o a s t o t C a lifo rn ia , a n d
a t B e h r in g ’s S tra its . S e r e r a l o th e r G u lls a r e in th e co lle e tio n , b n t , b e in g e ith e r y o u n g a n d im p e r-
I'ecUy p ln n ia g e d b ird s , o r in b a d co n d itio n , a r e p a s s e d o v e r as n o t ay a ila b le fo r ao o u ra te ^ s c r i p t i o n .
T h e L e s tr is p arasiticus is a lso s ta te d h y M r . Co llie “ to h a v e h e e n s e e n a t a d is ta n c e in B e h r in g ’s
S tr a its , th e two lo n g ta il-fe a th e rs a p p e a lin g a s k n o b b e d . T h r e e o r f o u r o f th e s e b ird s w e re o b s e rv e d
a t a tim e p u r s u in g th e o th e r G u lls, P u ffin s , & e ., a s th e y S sh ed in a b ody, o r c o lle c te d o th e r p re y , a n d
m a k in g th em d ro p th e food th e y c a u g h t, which th e y s e iz e d w h e n fa llin g .”
P r o c e l l a r i a c a p e n s i s . Linn., S y s t. N a t. v o l l . p .2 1 S . sp. 5.
White and black spotted Peteril. Edw., t. 90.
Le P étre l tacheté, ou le Damier. Buff., P I Enl. 964.
“ F lo c k s o f th is b ird ,” say s M r. Collie , “ a tte n d e d u s a ll a lo n g th e c o a s t o f S o u th .America, some tim
e s a t m o re th a n five h u n d r e d m ile s from la n d , b u t th e y d id n o t e n te r th e h a rb o u r o f R io J a n e iro .”
D i o m e d e a e x u l a n s . Linn. S y s t. N a t. vol. 1. p. 568. sp. 1.
Wandering Albatross. Penn., Arct. Zool. vo l 2. p . 506. sp. 423.
L’Albatros, du Cap de bonne Esperance. Buff., PI. Enl. 237.
D i o m e d e a f u l i g i n o s a . Lath., Ind. Orn. p . 790. sp. 4.
Sooty Albatross. Forst., Voy. 1. p . 91.
M r . Collie informs u s th a t “ a goo d m a n y o f th e s e b ird s flew a b o u t th e ship w h e n off th e c o a s t o f
S o u th A m e ric a , from tw o h u n d re d to five h u n d r e d m ile s from la n d , b e tw e e n th e 4 0 th a n d 60 tb d eg re e s
o f s o u th la titu d e . A sp e c im e n , from wh ich [th e fo llow in g d e s c r ip tio n w a s t a k e n , b e in g h u n g b y th e bill
be fore it w a s d e a d , h a d a sm a ll d ro p o f te a r s c o lle c te d in e a c h ey e .
“ T h e b ill w a s b la c k , w ith a g r e e n is h -b lu e lin e a r m em b ra n e s e p a r a tin g , lo n g itu d in a lly , th e la te r a l
p a r t o f th e low e r m a n d ib le , a n d e x te n d in g from th e b a s e to tlic a r tic u la tio n o f th e e x tr em e p ie c e .
T h e ey e w a s b la c k , th e ir is d a rk b row n . A s e gm e n t o f a c ir c le o f w h ite fe a th e rs s u r ro u n d e d th r e e -
fo u r th s o f th e eye, p la c e d su p e rio rly a n d p o s te rio rly o n th e m a rg in o f th e e y e lid s . T h e web o f tb e foot
w a s fin e ly d e n ta te d a t th e m a rg in b e tw e e n th e to e s . T h e e x te rn a l sid e s o f th e tw o e x te rn a l to e s we re
fu rn ish ed w ith a c o ria c eo u s m em b ra n e th ic k e r th a n th e w e b , a b o u t o n e - e ig h th o f a n in ch w id e , its
m a rg in b e in g e n tire .
“ T lie mass o f th e p e c to ra l m u s c le s w a s v e ry la rg e , a b o u t o n e -fifth o f th e b u lk o f th e whole b o d y .
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