Painted

Unknown

Published

1932

Volume

2

Plate

103

Least Petrel

Halocyptena microsoma

Anthony found this rare species nesting in rock crevices on San Benito Islands in the Pacific Ocean. He describes their notes as resembling a rapidly revolving cogwheel continuing for 10 seconds — a quick gasp as tho a cog were broken — then the wheels revolve again.

BREEDING

RANGE

Pacific coast of middle America from Lower California to Ecuador.

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