196 British Birds ^ 



odour ; and probably from this cause the nest, youn^ 

 birds, and even the rock on which they are placed, 

 stink almost intolerably. The nest is very slight, if 

 any, and the bird lays her single white egg in little ex- 

 cavations, and lightly lined, on such shelves on the face 

 of high precipitous rocks as are surfaced with a little 

 grass or sward. The Q%g varies in length from a 

 little over 2J inches to 3 inches. 



^6^ ' CAPPED YYIYW^\u—{CEstrelata hcBsitata). 



Of almost unique occurrence. 



GREAT SHEARWATER— (/'/^/^//j major). 



1p Cinereous Shearwater, Dusky Shearwater. — A bird 



which has not been very frequently recorded as met 

 with on the British seas, but still one of occasional 

 occurrence. 



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^.^'^^" SOOTY SHEARWATER— (/'^/j^^^/^ griseus). 



MANX SHEARWATER— (iP/#;2?/.y Anglorum), 



Shearwater Petrel, Manx Puffin. — This is a regular 

 seafaring little bird, and perhaps would hardly ever 

 care to come to land if it were not for the need of 

 something solid for its eggs to repose upon. It usually 

 frequents islands well-washed by the sea and not 

 much frequented by men. It used to be very abund- 

 ant on the Calf of Man, but is never seen there now. 

 In one of the Scilly Islands it breeds in some 

 numbers still, and on St. Kilda, the W^estern Isles, 

 Orkney and Shetland. The nest is made deep down 



