| 601. Daption Capensis | Vol. VII. Pl. 53. |
Genus Prion, Lacep.
A genus of fairy-like Petrels confined to the southern hemisphere: much confusion exists respecting these birds, and they are so puzzling that I regret to say I have not been able to throw any light upon the subject.
Of the following species two only have been figured:—
| 602. Prion Turtur | Vol. VII. Pl. 54. |
| 603. Prion vittatus | Vol. VII. Pl. 55. |
| 604. Prion Banksii. |
- Pachyptila Banksii, Smith, Zool. of South Africa, Aves, pl. 55.
- Prion Banksii, Gould in Ann. and Mag. of Nat. Hist., vol. xiii. p. 366.
Found in the temperate latitudes of the Atlantic and Pacific, and I believe in similar latitudes all round the globe.
| 605. Prion Ariel, Gould. |
- Prion Ariel, Gould in Ann. and Mag. of Nat. Hist., vol. xiii. p. 366.
I killed this species in Bass’s Straits, where it was rather numerous.