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easily distinguished from the Dusky Petrel, which is another inha- 
bitant of the Dezertas, by its superior size, and by the colour of its 
feet. In the Dusky Petrel the feet are bluish ash-colour, and in the 
Manks Shearwater flesh-colour ; in the Dusky Petrel all the secre- 
tions are green, and in the Manks Shearwater yellow. The Dusky 
Petrel is a very tame bird, and will live upon almost anything ; it 
runs along the ground on its belly, and uses its curious-shaped bill 
in climbing up the rocks. 
The Angel Petrel of Heineken has the tail slightly forked, and 
differs from the other smaller Petrels in having no white about the 
rump or flanks; it is entirely uniform black ; it is very common on 
the Dezerta islands; when approached it emits a highly offensive 
matter. 
The Bulwer’s Petrel, as described by Sir Wm. Jardine +, I never 
saw at Madeira, nor have I ever met with any one that has seen it 
there. Sir Wm. Jardine says, “‘it is easily distinguished from any 
other, by having the two centre tail-feathers elongated, as in the genus 
Lestris, and not even or forked, like the other Petrels.”’ It is pro- 
bably identical with the Angel Petrel. 
There is another Petrel, called by the natives ‘‘ Roque de Castro,” 
pronounced “ Roque de Crasto,” which differs from any I have ever 
seen described ; it approaches perhaps nearer to Leach’s Petrel than 
any other, though the shape of the bill alone is sufficient to separate 
it from that species. It is common on the Dezerta islands, where it 
breeds, though it is by no means so abundant as the Angel Petrel. 
The following is a list of the stragglers found in Madeira :— 
Latin Name. English Name. Authority {. 
31. Cathartes percnopterus, Temm. Egyptian Vulture. x % * 
32. Falco nisus, Linn. Sparrow Hawk. * * * 
33. Corvus corax, Linn. Raven. # 8 
34. corone, Linn. Carrion Crow. Mr. Lowe. 
35. Oriolus galbula, Linn. Golden Oriole. * * 
36. Sturnus vulgaris, Linn. Common Starling. * * & 
37. Turdus iliacus, Linn. Redwing. Mr. Lowe. 
38. —— musicus, Linn. Common Thrush. Mr. Penfold. 
39. Sylvia hortensis, Lath. Greater Petty-chaps. Mr. Penfold. 
40. Troglodytes europeus, Selb. Common Wren. Mr. Lowe. 
41. Motacilla alba, Linn. Pied Wagtail. * * * 
42. Alauda arvensis, Linn. Skylark. Mr. Lowe. 
43. Fringilla chloris, Linn. Green Grosbeak. x * # 
44. —— domestica, Linn. Common Sparrow. Mr. Penfold. 
45. Cuculus eanorus, Linn. Cuckoo. € % % 
46. Musophaga africana, Temm. African Bee-eater. Mr. Lowe. 
47. Upupa epops, Linn. Hoopoe. * *% & 
48. Merops apiaster, Linn. Bee-eater. Mr. Lowe. 
49. Alcedo ispida, Linn. King-fisher. Mr. Lowe. 
+ Sir W. Jardine on the Birds of Madeira, ‘ Edinb. Journ. of Nat. and Geog. 
Science,’ Jan. 1830, p. 245, and ‘Illustrations of Ornithology,’ by Jardine and 
Selby. 
{ Where there are stars it is on my own authority. 
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