1. Petrels in the genus " Procellaria " are larger and have a less bounding flight. 2. The Manx shearwater was first described by Danish zoologist Morten Thrane Br�nnich as " Procellaria puffinus " in 1764. 3. Parkinson is commemorated in the common and scientific name of the Parkinson's petrel " Procellaria parkinsoni ". 4. "' Procellaria "'is a genus of Southern Ocean long-winged seabirds related to order Procellariiformes. 5. Originally described in the genus " Procellaria " it has been placed under the genus " Oceanites ". 6. Inaccessible Island is also the only known breeding ground of the Spectacled Petrel ( " Procellaria conspicillata "; IUCN Vulnerable ). 7. The Black Petrel ( " Procellaria parkinsoni " ) ranges in the Pacific Ocean, and as far north as Central America. 8. The name " Procellaria candida " was published as an alternative synonym for the entry of " Procellaria nivea ." 9. The name " Procellaria candida " was published as an alternative synonym for the entry of " Procellaria nivea ." 10. Gould described this bird in 1844, naming it Cook's petrel ( " Procellaria cookii " ) after James Cook.
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