607. Puffinus carneipes, _Gould_ Vol. VII. Pl. 57. 608. Puffinus sphenurus, _Gould_ Vol. VII. Pl. 58. 609. Puffinus assimilis, _Gould_ Vol. VII. Pl. 59. Genus PUFFINURIA, _Less._ One species of this genus inhabits the Australian seas. 610. Puffinuria Urinatrix Vol. VII. Pl. 60. Genus THALASSIDROMA, _Vig._ The little tenants of the ocean belonging to this genus are so universally dispersed, that they are found in all the seas except those of the very high latitudes of both hemispheres. The Australian fauna is particularly rich in birds of this form, inasmuch as no less than five distinct species frequent the seas which wash the shores of that country. 611. Thalassidroma marina, _Less._ Vol. VII. Pl. 61. 612. Thalassidroma melanogaster, _Gould_ Vol. VII. Pl. 62. 613. Thalassidroma leucogaster, _Gould_ Vol. VII. Pl. 63. Thalassidroma Tropica, _Gould_. _Thalassidroma Tropica_, Gould in Ann. and Mag. of Nat. Hist., vol. xiii. p. 366. Head, back, wings, tail and breast dark sooty black; chin, under coverts of the wings, abdomen, flanks, under tail-coverts, and a broad crescent-shaped band across the upper tail-coverts snow-white; bill, feet and legs black. Total length, 7¾ inches; bill, ⅞; wing, 6½; tail, 3½; tarsi, 1¾; middle toe and nail, 1¼. I observed this species in the Atlantic, where it is confined to the equatorial regions, being most abundant in the vicinity of the line. It is the largest member of the genus with which I am acquainted, and is rendered very conspicuous by the white mark on its throat. 614. Thalassidroma Nereis, _Gould_ Vol. VII. Pl. 64. 615. Thalassidroma Wilsonii, _Bonap._ Vol. VII. Pl. 65. Family PELECANIDÆ, _Leach_. Genus PHALACROCORAX, _Briss._ The great family of the Cormorants, whose range is universal, are well represented in Australia, since five species inhabit and are peculiar to that country, where they perform precisely the same offices as the other species of the genus do in Europe and America. 616. Phalacrocorax Carboïdes, _Gould_ Vol. VII. Pl. 66. 617. Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Vol. VII. Pl. 67. 618. Phalacrocorax hypoleucus Vol. VII. Pl. 68. 619. Phalacrocorax leucogaster, _Gould_ Vol. VII. Pl. 69. 620. Phalacrocorax melanoleucus, _Vieill._ Vol. VII. Pl. 70. 621. Phalacrocorax punctatus Vol. VII. Pl. 71. Genus ATTAGEN, _Mœhr_. Although I have figured but one, there are evidently two if not three species of this genus which visit the Australian shores; but I have not had sufficient opportunities to investigate the subject satisfactorily.