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As observed in the south, these birds are somewhat crepus- 

 cular in their habits, and feed upon fish, marine insects, 

 worms, &c. 



The Manx Shearwater is found on the coast of Norway, 

 the Faroe Islands, and ,t Cape Farewell, where the sailors 

 call them Cape Hens. It is found in Greenland, and Mr. 

 Proctor found it common on the west coast of Iceland. 

 Though included among the Birds of the United States, 

 but few are seen to the west of Newfoundland. 



It is rather a rare bird on our eastern coast, but has been 

 obtained at the Farn Islands, and on the coast of Norfolk. 

 It is rare also on the shores of Holland and France. It 

 has been taken at Genoa, in the Adriatic, and in the Medi- 

 terranean. Dr. Heineken included it among the Birds of 

 Madeira. M. Temminck mentions having received one 

 from the Bosphorus ; and Mr. Hugh Strickland also ob- 

 tained this species at Smyrna. 



The appearance of the young chick has been already 

 noticed. M. Temminck, in the fourth part of his Manual, 

 says, the young birds of the year have all the under parts 

 of a deep ash colour. 



In the adult bird the bill is blackish-brown, but lighter 

 brown at the base ; irides hazel ; head, back of the neck, 

 back, wings, and tail uniform brownish-black ; chin, and 

 neck in front white ; sides of the neck varied with dark 

 grey and white in transverse bars ; breast, belly, and under 

 tail-coverts white ; behind the thighs a patch of brownish- 

 black ; legs, toes, and their membranes brown. 



The whole length of the bird is fourteen inches ; from 

 the anterior bend of the wing to the end of the longest 

 quill-feather, nine inches and a half. 



