MANX SHEARWATER. 247 



Genus— PUFFINUS. 

 PUFFINUS ANGLORUM— Manx Shearwater. 



The Manx Puffin, or Shearwater, has occasionally been met 



with in Herefordshire during the prevalence of severe weather on 



the coast, 



" When floods are raging, and the gales blow high." 



A specimen was taken at Peterstow, in September, 1867, from 

 a turnip-field ; and another was also killed at Woolhope, in 1883. 

 On the 7th September, 1887, a Manx Shearwater was picked up 

 alive, in a field near Gayton Hall, in the parish of Upton Bishop. 

 It was very weak, but quite uninjured, and had probably been driven 

 inland by the stormy weather prevalent at that time. It was taken 

 to Mr. Elmes, who tried to save its life, but without success j he 

 set it up carefully, and it is now in his possession. 



[PuFFiNUS GRiSEUS — Sooty Shearwater.] 

 Met with occasionally on the coasts of Great Britain. 



[PuFFiNUS MAJOR — Greater Shearwater.] 

 Occurs irregularly in autumn. 



[PuFFiNUS OBSCURUS — Dusky Shearwater.] 

 Once in Ireland, once in Norfolk. 



[Genus — Fulmarus.] 



[FuLMARUS glacialis — Fulmar.] 



Breeds on some of the western islands of Scotland, but is a rare 



winter visitor to the British coasts. 



[Genus — CESTRELATA.] 



[CEstrelata HiEsiTATA — Capped Petrel.] 

 Once obtained in Norfolk. 



[Genus — Bulweria.] 



[BuLWERiA COLUMBINA — BuUver's Petrel.] 



Two stragglers obtained on the coasts of Yorkshire, 



