Journal of a cruise in the US ship, Vincennes, to the North Pacific Ocean, China Sea, Behring Strait, etc. by William Stimpson, 1853-1855
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Birds. V-18 Diomedea exulans. Taken off the Cape of Good Hope and in the South Atlantic. For distri- bution See Journal. 5 Cape Specimens in Box No 1 (W.S.) 3 Southern Ocean speci- mens in Box No 4 V-19 Diomedea fuliginosa (?) For geographical distri- bution See Journal. Cape specimens in Box No.1 Southern Ocean sp in Box No 4 V-20 Diomedea chrysopterus (?) The small white-breasted Albatross. For distri- bution See Journal Cape Specimens in Box 1. It is often caught within False Bay, Cape G.H. A Southern O. Sp. in Box 4, V-21 Procellaria Capensis Specimens from S. Atlantic in Box No 1 (W.S.) For distribution See- Journal