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At this season, they keep all day in their holes, unless in 

 dark or stormy weather, and come abroad in the evening, at 

 which time, and in the early dawn, it is that they are usually 

 met with. 



In Ireland, according to Mr. Thompson, it is " a regular 

 summer migrant to some parts of the coast, and breeds on 

 the larger Skellig Island off the coast of Kerry. 



The extent of its distribution is not known. It is said to 

 be common in Feroe, rare in Iceland, plentiful on the banks 

 of Newfoundland, seldom met with in Norway, or along the 

 western coasts of Europe, not uncommon on the Dardanelles 

 and Bosphorus. 



