THE BIRDS OF BRECONSHIRE. 137 
following the courses of the Wye and the 
Usk. It also occurs at other times but 
not frequently. In the month of July, 
1897, I killed a very fine bird under my 
house for the purpose of identification. 
Some books give the Welsh Gwylan 
Jechan cefnddu, but this is the literal 
translation. 
MANX SHEARWATER, 
Puffinus anglorum. 
One of these birds was picked up dead 
close to the borders of the county, near 
Llanwrtyd. It was fortunately preserved, 
and I have often inspected it. Of course 
it was only borne there ‘‘on the wings 
of the wind.” 
THE SOOTY SHEARWATER, 
Puffinus griseus. 
Through the kindness of Col. Wood I 
have to record the occurrence of one of 
these birds that had been killed on the 
Wye, near Gwernyfed, a few years since. 
He sent me the bird to Wiltshire, where 
I was staying, and I took it to Bath to 
be stuffed. Unfortunately when I went 
for it the man had left, so I lost the 
