GREATER SHEARWATER. 



HAGDON. 

 PUFFINUS MAJOR. 



Char. Mantle grayish brown, the feathers edged with pale brown; 

 top of head and nape grayish brown, paler on the neck ; wings and tail 

 blackish brown ; tail-coverts broadly tipped with white ; under parts 

 white, the belly shaded with brownish gray ; the white feathers of the 

 neck separated abruptly from the dark feathers of the crown and nape ; 

 bill brownish black ; legs and feet dull yellowish pink, turning to yellow 

 in dried skins. Length about 19 inches. 



Nest and Eggs. Unknown. 



The Cinereous Pufifin, or Wandering Shearwater, visits every 

 part of the great Atlantic Ocean, from the banks of Newfound- 

 land to Senegal and the Cape of Good Hope. It is also com- 



