. The water birds of North America . nd with very distinct shaft-streaks of darker gray ; while inP. Stricklandi these feathers are smoky gray, mottled with white (the latter, however, prevailingnear the bend of the wing), and without conspicuous dark shaft-streaks. In P. griseus the chinand upper part of throat are lighter gray than in P. Stricklandi. 1 On labels of specimens in Coll. U. S. Nat. Mus., from Museo Nacional of Chili. 2 According to Captain F. W. Hutton ( Ibis, January, 1872, p. 83), the fresh colors are as follows :The bill is bluish white, passing into black on the culmen and g
. The water birds of North America . nd with very distinct shaft-streaks of darker gray ; while inP. Stricklandi these feathers are smoky gray, mottled with white (the latter, however, prevailingnear the bend of the wing), and without conspicuous dark shaft-streaks. In P. griseus the chinand upper part of throat are lighter gray than in P. Stricklandi. 1 On labels of specimens in Coll. U. S. Nat. Mus., from Museo Nacional of Chili. 2 According to Captain F. W. Hutton ( Ibis, January, 1872, p. 83), the fresh colors are as follows :The bill is bluish white, passing into black on the culmen and gonys ; feet and legs bluish white ; in theyoung birds the bill, legs, and feet are brownish black. 302 THE TUBE-NOSED SWIMMERS — TUBINARES. The type specimen of the Fuffiiuts amaurosoma of Cones was taken off the coast ot Cape SanLucas. The National Museum also possesses specimens from the coast of Chili. According toBuller, it is extremely abundant in the neighborhood of Stewarts Island and along the adjacentcoast of New The only accounts I can find touching the nidification of this bird are — the state-ment of Mr. Buller that its egg is white, with reddish-brown stains, and inches in length and in breadth ; and the Notes of Mr. Travers, quoted by-Mr. Dresser, that this Shearwater is common all around the coasts of the ChathamGroup, where it burrows in peaty ground a horizontal hole, from three to four feetdeep, and turning slightly to the right or left. At the end of this hole it forms arude nest of twigs and dead leaves. Only one egg is laid, and the male is said toassist in incubation; and the parent birds are very savage while on the nest, bitingand scratching those who molest them. The old birds roost on the shore, and thenoise they make during the whole night is described as being something absolutelyfrightful. Taken out of their holes, they fluttered about on the ground for some timein a confused manner before they made for the sea. Puflf
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