Puffinus brevicaudus?

Description

Drawing depicting: Puffinus tenuirostris -- Short-tailed Shearwater, Pardela cola corta, Puffin à bec grêle. Alternate name on piece: Puffinus brevicaudus? [Short-tailed petrel], Finished watercolor. Although the pose and details of the bird are similar to the published Puffinus brevicaudus, the coloring is rendered as a shaded white; see Notes to Gould 2286. At lower right "Mrs. Gould." Previously cited as GS18 or 18GS and so marked in pencil on reverse.