394 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 



( See preceding page. ) 



The Fulmar Petrel {Fulniarus glacialis, Linnseus) is a resident 

 in the British Isles, and is also found in the Arctic and 

 Sub-Arctic Regions of the North Atlantic. The adult male 

 has the back, upper part of wings, and tail, pearl-grey; quills, 

 dusky; remainder of plumage, white; irides, brown; bill, 

 greenish-yellow ; legs and feet, light grey. Length, from 

 nineteen to twenty inches. The female resembles the male. 

 The young in first plumage are similar to the adults, but 

 are a trifle less in size. This species is subject to variation 

 in the colour of the plumage. 



