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250. Greater Black-backed Gull. — The young of the previous 



year are often seen in Forfar and Perth, hanging about the lower parts of the 

 Tay, but the old birds do not remain and breed. 



251. GlauCOUS Gull not uncommon at the mouth of the Tay in winter 

 and early spring ; three or four specimens shot there are in the Perthshire 

 Society's Museum in Perth. 



252. Iceland Gull. — Abundant one winter at Kincardine-on-Forth. 



253. Kittiwake. — Does not breed in Perth, but frequents the Tay more 

 or less all the year. 



254. Great or Common Skua. — Occurred often in winter, 1884-85, 

 about Kincardine-on-Forth. 



255 Pomatorhine Skua- — In autumn, 1879, there was a remarkable 

 irruption of this species, and of the next, in the estuary of the Tay. 



256. Richardson's Skua. — See remarks on last species. 



257. Buffon's Skua. — A pair of these birds are in the Perthshire 

 Society's Museum, Perth, affirmed by Mr. Patrick Henderson, Dundee, to have 

 been shot in the Tay estuary on the Forfarshire and Fife shores, — the one at 

 Newport in the autumn of 1880, the other near Buddonness. 



258. Storm Petrel. — Has, in several instances, been driven up the 

 estuary of the Tay by bad weather, and been found dead in Perth ; it has also 

 been got on Loch Tay. Has been found dead in many parts of Perthshire 

 after severe storms — (Scot. Nat., 1882, p. 206.) 



259. Leach's or Fork-tailed Petrel. — A specimen was caught 

 at Girdleness Light, Aberdeen, on the night of the 16th August, 1884 — (fide 

 George Sim, Scot. Nat., 1885, p. 10) ; and in Fife a fine specimen was shot on 

 the 29th April, 1868, among the rocks nearly opposite the Club-house at St. 

 Andrews— (fide Mr. Walker, Scot. Nat., 1871, p. 81.) 



