- PROCELLARIID4—SHEARWATERS. 299 
Common in America from Labrador to the Bay of Fundy, 
occurring southward to Virginia in winter. Breeds in the 
Northern Pacific. Winter visitant to England and other 
European countries. 
Habitat: Similar to that of P. pelagica. 
Genus OCEANITES. 
WILSON’S PETREL. 
Oceanites oceanicus (Auwh/.). 
Adult: Plumage sooty-black with a greyish tinge beneath ; 
upper tail-coverts and some of flank-feathers pure white; ¢az/ 
almost square; bill black; basal portion of feet membranes 
yellow, otherwise black. Length 6-5 to 7 inches; culmen 0°45 ; 
wing 6; tail 2°75 ; ¢arsus I'25. 
Young: Probably closely resemble adults. 
Distribution: Inhabits the Atlantic and Southern Pacific 
Oceans, occurring not unfrequently on European coasts 
including those of the English Channel. 
Habitat : Strictly oceanic. 
Genus PUFFINUS. 
MANX SHEARWATER. 
Puffinus anglorum (Zemm.). 
Adult: Above nearly black ; beneath pure white; sides of 
head and neck fenclled with greyish-black and white; bill 
brownish-black above, beneath bluish ; legs and feet yellowish 
flesh-colour; irides brown. Length rg inches; culmen 1°4; 
wing 9°25; tail 3°25; tarsus 1°65. 
Young: Are considerably browner above, and sides of 
body beneath more washed with greyish-black. 
Distribution: Resident in the Atlantic Ocean down to 
the Canaries, also in the North Sea. Breeds in large numbers 
in South-western Iceland, the Faroes, Channel Islands, &c. 
Habitat: Strictly oceanic. 
