88. Puffinus borealis 
CORY’S SHEARWATER. 21 inches 
Above light brown. Below white. Bill yellow. The rarest of 
the group. 89. Puffinus gravis 
GREATER SHEARWATER. 20inches 
Above dark brown. Below white. Bill black. The most common; 
called the White Haglet by the fishermen. 
94, Puffinus fuliginosus 
SOOTY SHEARWATER. #17 inches 
Above blackish. Below paler. Seems like a black bird and is 
called the Black Haglet by the fishermen. 
Breeds. In February on the islands of the South Atlantic, and 
comes north to spend its winter, 
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