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There seems still certain information wanting as to 
which of the Shearwaters visit our shores. 
Mr. Saunders in his article on the Great Shearwater 
seems to give the Sooty Shearwater the name of Dusky 
Shearwater. 
“In former editions of this work (Yarrell’s British 
Birds), it was confounded with its somewhat smaller con- 
gener the Dusky Shearwater Puffinus Griseus’ and again 
“the Dusky Shearwater was supposed to be the immature 
stage of P. Major.” Still in his article on ‘ Puffinus 
Griseus’ he gives the proper appellation ‘Sooty Shear- 
water.’ 
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THE DUSKY SHEARWATER. 
( PUFFINUS OBSCURUS.) 
The name of Gmelin is given as the authority for this 
synonym; I have not the means of verifying the correct- 
ness of this; but I believe that ‘Puffinus Obscurus,’ 
(Gmelin) is an inhabitant of Madagascar, and the Mauritius ; 
while ‘Puffinus Obscurus’ (Anderton and Finsch) is 
the bird which frequents the Beymudas, and Bahamas’ 
and would therefore move probably veach the coast of Britain 
than the Madagascar bird. 
Dr. Bryant, who took the eggs on the Bahama Keys, 
says they are highly polished; but this is not the case 
with any of those which I have received from the same 
locality. I have several eggs, some taken in Doreenkay, 
April 4th, 1884, and some taken in Greenkay, Bahamas, 
April 6th, 1884. The nests among the rocks and boul- 
ders were discovered by the means of a setter; and the 
birds in several instances were taken on the nests. The 
texture, like that of the eggs of the other Shearwaters 
