BIRDS OBSERVED IN PURBECK. 75 



285. Arctic Tern, Sterna arcttca. 



During the early part of the month of Maj, 1842, a 

 flight of Arctic Terns visited this coast. 



286. Lesser Tern, Sterna minuta, 



287. Black Tern, Sterna nigra. 



293. Black-headed Gull, Larus lidibundus. 

 Frequents Poole harbour. 



295. Kittiwake Gull, Larus tridactylus. 



296. Common Gull, Larus canus. 



298. Herring Gull, Larus argentaius. 



Breeds abimdantly upon the cliffs of the south coast. 



299. Lesser Black-backed Gull, Larus fuscus. 



300. Great Black-backed Gull, Larus marinus. 



Abundant. I have observed large flocks of these birds 

 at Little sea, in the month of November. 



803. Common Skua, Lestris Cataractes, 



304. Pomarine Skua, Lestris pomarinus. 



In January, 1838, I obtained a specimen of this bird, 

 which had been killed near Wareham. 



311. Stormy Petrel, Procellaria pelagica, 



I am informed that a specimen has been obtained in 

 the neighbourhood of Wareham; and a few years 

 ago, one was picked up under a hedge near Smed- 

 more, in an exhausted state, after a gale of wind. 



JOHN H. AUSTEN. 



