. The birds of South Africa. Birds. PBOCBLLAEIID^ CESTBELATA 481 794. (Estrelata mollis. Soft-plumaged Petrel. Procellaria mollis, Gould, Ann. Mag. N. H. xiii, p. 363 (1844); id, B. Ausir. vii, pi. 50 (1848). Estrelata moUis, Shwrpe, ed. Layard's B. S. Afr. p. 766 (1884); Salvin, Cat. B. M. XXV, p. 406 (1896); Shelley, B. Afr. i, p. 167 (1896); Beichenow, Vog. Afr. i, p. 27 (1900); ParUn, Ibis, 1900, p. 675; Shortridge, Ibis, 1904, p. 204. Description. Adult. — General colour above slaty-grey, rather darker on the head and wings which are almost black; tail like the back, the lateral feathers
. The birds of South Africa. Birds. PBOCBLLAEIID^ CESTBELATA 481 794. (Estrelata mollis. Soft-plumaged Petrel. Procellaria mollis, Gould, Ann. Mag. N. H. xiii, p. 363 (1844); id, B. Ausir. vii, pi. 50 (1848). Estrelata moUis, Shwrpe, ed. Layard's B. S. Afr. p. 766 (1884); Salvin, Cat. B. M. XXV, p. 406 (1896); Shelley, B. Afr. i, p. 167 (1896); Beichenow, Vog. Afr. i, p. 27 (1900); ParUn, Ibis, 1900, p. 675; Shortridge, Ibis, 1904, p. 204. Description. Adult. — General colour above slaty-grey, rather darker on the head and wings which are almost black; tail like the back, the lateral feathers slightly freckled with white; forehead and lores mottled with white; a black patch in front of and below the eye; sides of the neck and cheeks freckled grey and white; below white throughout with a band of slaty-grey, sometimes not quite complete across the chest; under wing-coverts and under surface of the wing-quills very dark brown; under tail-coverts very long, reaching the end of the Fig. 148.—Head of (Estrelata mollis. Iris and bill black; tarsus and proximal portion of the toes flesh- coloured, distal portion and webs black. Length (in flesh) 14'0; wing 10-0; tail 4-5; culmen 1-4 ; tarsus 1-3 ; middle toe 1'56. Distribution.—The Soffc-plumaged Petrel is found throughout the Southern Ocean down to about the 50th parallel; in the Atlantic it crosses the line and is found as far north as Madeira. This Petrel is not uncommon in the Cape seas, especially off the south-eastern coast of Cape Colony. In the South African Museum there is an old mounted example obtained by Mr. Layard in 31° S. lat. 26° E. long., off the coast of Pondoland, as well as a pair recently obtained, in June, 1902, at Port St. John's, by Mr. 31 VOI-. 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 Stark, Ar
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