| Recently described new species for the family | Petrels and Allies | ||
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Six specimens of the Vanuatu Petrel were obtained by an AMNH expedition in January 1927, near the Banks Islands. They were presumed to be a longer-tailed, smaller form of cervicalis with dark grey primaries from above by Falla in 1976. |
In 1983 another bird was found on the coast of n New South Wales. |
Vanuatu Petrel Pterodroma occulta | |
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Both Olson's and Canarian Shearwater are known only from fossil remains. |
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Mascarene Shearwater was described in 1995, and has been the cause of quite some discussion in the literature. By many, it is now believed that the description of this species was based on juvenile Audubon Shearwaters (Puffinus lherminieri). |
A good source for further reading is: Vincent Bretagnolle & Carole Attié, Coloration and biometrics of fledgling Audubon's Shearwaters Puffinus lherminieri from Reunion Island, Indian Ocean. Bulletin B.O.C. 116 (1996): 194-197. |
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