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Kent), and off coasts Cork, Kerry, and Mayo. Also recorded 

 Northumberland (four and others seen), and once each from coasts 

 Orkneys, Haddington, Norfolk, Down. 



Distribution. — Abroad. — Breeds in Southern Hemisphere, ranging 

 north after breeding-season to Faeroes and United States, as well as 

 to the Kuriles in Pacific. 



PUFFINUS PUFFINUS 



328. Puffinus puffinus pufftnus (Briinn.)— THE MANX 

 SHEARWATER. 



Procellaria PUFFINUS Brumiich, Orn. Bor., p. 29 (1764 — Faeroes, 



Norway). 



Puffinus ancjlorum (Temminck), Yarrell, iv, p. 21 ; Saunders, p. 741. 



Distribution. — British /sZes.— Resident. Breeds Scilly Isles (in 

 great numbers), several islands off coast Wales as well as on main- 

 land Carnarvon, several I. and O. Hebrides (notably Eigg and 

 St. Kilda), Orkneys and Shetlands, and several islands and a few 

 promontories in Ireland (most numerously Kerry). In late Aug. 

 and Sept. considerable migrations noted, and then becomes widely 

 spread round coasts, and examples are frequently picked up 

 exhausted inland. In winter a decided diminution in numbers, 

 which has been especially noted in Ireland and Scotland. 



Distribution. — Abroad: — Breeds extremely locally on east side of 

 north Atlantic ; occurs casually to Greenland, south to Canaries and 

 Azores and Brazilian coast. Replaced by another race in Medi- 

 terranean. 



329. Puffinus puffinus yelkouan (Acerbi)— THE LEVANTINE 

 SHEARWATER. 



Procellaria yelkouan Acerbi, Bibl. Ital., cxl, p. 294 (1827 — Medi- 

 terranean). 

 Puffinus yelkouanus (Acerbi), Saunders, pp. 741-2. 



Distribution. — Great Britain. — Vagrant. Eighteen recorded off 

 coast Yorks., one Northumberland, two Norfolk, one Kent, one 

 Hants., three Devon, and one Firth of Forth. Most Sept., some 

 Aug., one Oct, and one Feb. (c/. Saunders, p. 742, and Brit. B., 

 II, pp. 137, 206, 313, 372, iii, p. 295). 



Distribution. — Abroad. — Mediterranean from east to west ; cas- 

 ually (out of breeding-season) as far north as North Sea. 



