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PODICIPEDIDiE. — PROCELLAEIIDiE. 



364. Dabchick, or Little Geebe. Podidpes Jluviatilis (Tunstall). 

 Eesident : even breeds regularly in !St. James's Park, arriving there in 

 spring and leaving late in autumn. 



I'll summer. Chin black ; cheeks, sides, and front of neck reddish 

 chestnut. 



In winter. Chin white, the reddish chestnut of neck replaced by 

 brown ; iris brown. Length 8-9 inches. 



W. Indies, 

 Windward 

 Isles. 



N. Atlantic, 

 breeding in 

 S. Oceans. 



N.& S.Atlantic, 

 P-icific, New 

 Zealand. 



Order TUBINARES. 



Family PKOCELL A RIID^. 



(Nostrils in a tube.) 



365. FuLMAB. Fulmanis glacialis (Lmnxns). Eesident, breeding on 

 some islands of N. Scotland. 



Head, neck, and uuderparts white ; the rest grey. 

 A grey race occurs, with entire plumage ashy brown ; back and 

 wings darker. Length 19 inches. 



366. Capped Petbel. CEsirelata hcesitata (Kuhl). One occurrence 

 in Norfolk, in 1850. 



Head, crown, nape, back, and wings dark brown ; rump, upper tail- 

 coverts, forehead, and underparts white ; tail graduated. Length 

 16 inches. 



367. Collaeed Petbel. Q^strclata torqnata, John Macgillivray. 

 Eeported to have occurred on "Welsh coast (' Ibis,' 1891, p. 411). 



" Above light grey ; face, cheeks, and chin white ; crown, back of 

 head, and neck sooty brown," but varies greatly in depth of colour. 

 Length 12 inches. 



368. GrBEAT Sheabwateb. Pnffi,nus major, P. Paber. Irregular. 

 Head to below eye and nape dark brown, forming a distinct cap ; 



back of neck whitish, feathers tipped with brown ; cheeks, chin, throat, 

 sides of neck, and bi'east tvhite ; centre of belly brownish ; back, Aving- 

 coverts, and rump dark brown, feathers tipped with hght greyish; 

 lower part of upper tail-coverts white ; tail dark brown ; axillaries 

 white, tipped with light brown. Length 18-19 inches. 



369. Sooty Sheabwateb. Ph ffinvs firiscus{S.'F. GmeWn). Straggler. 

 Underparts uniform brown. Length 17-18 inches. 



370. Manx Sheabwateb. PuffinusanglorumiTemrmnols). Eesident. 

 Head, back, wiugs, and tail blackish brown ; breast white ; rest of 



underparts dark smoky grey ; bill and legs bluish grey. Length 13- 

 14 inches, wing 9^. 



