250 NATURAL HISTORY OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD. 



Sp. 111. Col. grylle, black Guillemot; rare; I have 

 heard of one or two birds being killed recently 

 in the Sound. 



The red-necked Grebe has not, I think, been 

 noticed near Plymouth. 



Genus, A lea, Auk. 



Sp. 112. Al. torda, razor-billed Auk, " Murre" by the 

 vulgar ; not uncommon. I have seen and heard 

 of several having been shot during the last 

 month. Contrary to Dr Moore's opinion I be- 

 lieve these birds are more frequently obtained 

 in winter than in summer ; it and the A lea pica 

 (which is now regarded as the young and the 

 winter-clothed bird) may be shot in the Sound, 

 Catwater, Hamoaze, &c. 



Al. alle, or little Auk, is very rare ; but I 

 have heard of one seen on the Lara. Al. arctica, 

 Puffin, may probably be obtained in the chan- 

 nel, but not nearer to Plymouth. 



Genus, Procellaria, Petrel. 



Sp. 1 13. Pro. pelagica, stormy Petrel, " Mother Gary's 

 chicken ;" obtained in an exhausted state after 

 storms. I had one taken alive in Catwater, 

 1830, and specimens were procured in 1831. 



Pro. Leachi, (Temminck) Leach's Petrel ; 

 scarce; two were secured alive on Devonshire 

 Terrace, by Mr. Whipple, not long ago. Pro. 

 puffinus, Shearwater, is very rarely obtained in 

 the Sound. 



Geuus, Larus, Gull. 



Sp. 114. Lar. marinus, great black-backed Gull, sad- 

 dle-back Wagel ; not scarce. During autumn 

 and winter it is shot in Catwater and on the 

 Lara. 



Sp. 115. Lar. fuscus, herring Gull, or lesser Black- 

 back ; about as common as the foregoing. 



Sp. 116. Lor. argentatus, silvery gull; said by Dr. 

 Moore, to be common and to breed on the coast, 

 but I confess I have not yet seen it. 



Sp. 117. Lar. camts, common Gull, Sea mew; very 



