. The birds of the Japanese Empire. Birds. 266 TUBINARES. 261. PUFFINUS GRISEUS. (SOOTY SHEARWATER.) Procellaria griaea, Gmelin, Syst. Nat. i. p. 564 (1788). The Sooty Shearwater is slightly smaller than the Pink-footed Shearwater (wing from carpal joint 12 to 11 inches). It is almost uniform brown^ except the under wing-coverts^ which are mostly white. Its bill, legs, and feet are very dark. Figures : Dresser, Birds of Europe, viii. pi. ^* i* "I. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration a
. The birds of the Japanese Empire. Birds. 266 TUBINARES. 261. PUFFINUS GRISEUS. (SOOTY SHEARWATER.) Procellaria griaea, Gmelin, Syst. Nat. i. p. 564 (1788). The Sooty Shearwater is slightly smaller than the Pink-footed Shearwater (wing from carpal joint 12 to 11 inches). It is almost uniform brown^ except the under wing-coverts^ which are mostly white. Its bill, legs, and feet are very dark. Figures : Dresser, Birds of Europe, viii. pi. ^* i* "I. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Seebohm, Henry, 1832-1895. London, R. H. Porter
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