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Genus Puatron, Linn.

The beautiful species of this form which graces the fauna of Australia, ranges over the ereater part of the

Pacific Ocean, and among other places retires to Norfolk Island and Raine’s Islet for the purpose of breeding.

624. Phaeton phceenicurus . : : Vol Villa Be a3

Genus Pexecanus, Linn.

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 group.

625. Pelecanus conspicillatus, Temm.  . : : i ; 5 “ : : : ; V(o)] EV 0 tek eeie

Genus Puiorus, 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-Hollandiz, Gould. : : : : : : ‘ . : Wool, Ville Wale te

Genus Sura, 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 several other species which inhabit the sea coasts of nearly every part of the globe.

627. Sula Australis, Gould . : : , é : i : : , ; : ; Wall, WIUL JBL, 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 . : : : : ; : : 3 Wole Venle ei

Common on the east coast.

629. Sula fusca, Briss. . : ; : i : . : ; : ; : F VoleViie rie 73:

“This species of Booby,” says Mr. M‘Gillivray, “is generally distributed on the north-east and north coasts of
New Holland; but I 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 contains two

eggs, of which in every instance one was clean and the other very dirty. The eggs, which are white, vary

considerably in size. The largest measured 2-8; inches by 14; the smallest 2% by 12, and one of average size, et
by 1} inches. Both sexes incubate, and the birds while sitting on their eggs allowed of a very near approach, and
before flying off disgorged the contents of their stomachs, chiefly a species of Clupea or herring. I need scarcely
add that their bite is very severe. During our visits to Darnley Island I observed several tame Boobies among the
native villages, generally perched on the canoes hauled up on the beach. These birds were allowed their full
liberty, and after fishing in the weirs upon the reefs until they had procured a sufficiency of food, returned to the
huts.”

Inhabits the north coast.

630. Sula piscator, Linn. : : . ; . . . . Vols Vil el 73

Inhabits the north coast.

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