182 the birds of cumberland. 



Genns PUFFINUS. 



P. Anglorum. Manx Shearwater. 



The Manx Shearwater is an irregular visitant to 

 the Cumbrian Solway, having only been obtained 

 on its shores in one or two isolated instances. But 

 Dr. Parker considers it not uncommon on the open 

 coast, and obtained a dead bird in February, 1880, 

 and a live specimen on August 24th, 1881. Formerly 

 it bred on the Calf of Man immediately opposite our 

 coast, and when Professor Macpherson, as a Com- 

 missioner of Northern Lights, enquired after the 

 Shearwater in that locality during the present sum- 

 smer (1885), he was told that though it had been 

 driven from its nesting haunts by rats, large numbers 

 were still observed in the neighbourhood. It is 

 therefore possible that the Manx Shearwater may 

 still breed on some part of the coast of Man. 



Genus FULMARUS. 



F. Glacialis. Fulmar. 



The Fulmar Petrel is a very rare casual visitant, 

 but has possibly occurred without detection. A 

 single example was found, some years since, on the 

 beach near Mowbray, washed up dead by the tide. 

 {J. W. Harris, MS.) 



Family COLYMBID^. 

 Genus COLYMBUS. 



C. Glacialis. Great Northern Diver. 



The Great Northern Diver is a rare visitant to 

 our lakes and estuaries during the winter months. 



