BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 405 



(Breat Sbcarwaten 



The Great Shearwater {Fuffinus major^ F. Faber) is an 

 irregular visitor to the British coasts in autumn. It also 

 inhabits the Atlantic Ocean. The adult is, above, ashy- 

 grey, most of the feathers margined with paler ; neck, white, 

 nearly all round; wings and tail, blackish; under parts, 

 white, with pale brown markings on middle of belly and 

 thighs ; irides, dark brown ; bill, dark horn colour ; legs 

 and toes, brown ; webs, dingy flesh colour. Length, from 

 eighteen to nineteen inches. 



Xcvant'e Sbcar\vatei\ 



Levant's Shearwater {Fuffinus yelkoiiajius) is an exceed- 

 ingly rare visitor to the British Isles. 



