BIRDS. 179 



County, usually after gales, the most recent being at 

 Wheat Hill, Sept. 28th, 1882; Attingham, 1884; at 

 Montford, Sept. soth, 1886, and on theTeme in October, 

 1891. This species is often confounded with the next. 



STORM PETREL. The "Mother Carey's Chicken" of 



Procellaria pelagica. sailors; has occurred at Wellington, 



Hawkstone, Ellesmere, Ludlow, and 



other places after storms. On July i5th, 1886, the 



weather having been for some time fine and calm, an 



adult Storm Petrel was brought to Mr. Beckwith that 



had been caught alive at Homer, near Much Wenlock. 



