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SEA-BIRDS 



Fig. 26 

 Distribution of Stercorarius longicaudus, the long-tailed skua. Breeding area 

 embraced by black line and shaded overland. Dots represent some sight or 



specimen records 



long-tailed skua in Spitsbergen in 1933, while he was looking for 

 arctic skuas' nests, but though the bird was clearly defending a territory 

 its nest was not found. 



Like the other skuas, the long-tailed skua passes to its Atlantic 

 winter waters by ocean routes, though it is often seen off British shores, 

 and a strong element passes south down the North Sea and through 

 the Channel. Whether the inland records in Europe indicate a real 



