THE PETRELS. 51? 



The Stormy Petrel (Lit en Storm-Svala, or Little Storm- 

 Swallow, Sw. ; P. pelagica, Linn.) is chiefly confined to the 

 Norwegian coast, but to which it does not approach very near. 

 Storms, however, at times drive it into the Cattegat, and 

 even on to the coast of Scania, where an instance is on record 

 of its having been captured alive. In Denmark it is like 

 wise very rare. 



It is said to be a fearless bird, and to approach close to 

 fishing-boats, and greedily feed on the offal, more especially 

 on fish-liver, which is thrown overboard. Hence Lever- 

 Lars, or Liver-Laurentius, the name by which it is known 

 amongst the Norwegian fishermen. 



THE HAV-HEST. 



Pontoppidan gives us a singular portrait as seen above 

 of the stormy petrel, the Hav-Hest, or sea-horse, as he calls 



