16 NATATORES. AVES. 



Fam. Pelecanidce. 



95. PHALACROCORAX, Briss, 



151. P. carbo, Linn, (sp.) Common Cormorant. Resident. 

 common. 



152. P. cristatus, Linn, (sp.) Green Cormorant or Crested Shag. 



96. SULA, Briss. 



153. S. bassana, Briss. Gannet. This species breeds on the Skel- 

 lig Rocks, off this coast : adult birds are, notwithstanding, more 

 frequently seen than young. 



Fain. Larida. 



97. STERNA, Steph, 



154. S. hirundo, Linn. Common Tern. 



155. S. arctica, Temm. Arctic Tern. 



Both species occasionally appear in considerable numbers. 



156. S. nigra, Linn. Black Tern. Has bred on a small lake in 

 this county, according to Mr. Ball. 



98. LARUS, Linn. 



157. L. ridibundus, Linn. Black-headed Gull. common. 



158. L. tridactylus, Lath. KittiwaJce Gull. I have seen this 

 bird occasionally in winter as well as in summer. 



159. L. canus, Linn. Common Gull. This and L. ridibundus are 

 our commonest species. 



160. L. argentatm, Linn. Herring Gull. Resident. common.. 



161. L. fuscus, Linn. Lesser black -lacked Gull. Resident. 



162. L. marinusj Linn. Great black-backed Gull. not rare, 

 especially in winter. 



99. LESTRIS, Illig. 



163. L. pomarinus, Temm. Pomarine Skua. 



100. PUFFINUS, Ray. 



164. P. major, Faber. (?) Cinereous Shearwater. This bird has 

 been twice obtained in the neighbourhood of Dungarvan by 

 Mr. Davis of Clonmel. 



165. P. Anglorum, Ray. Hanks' Shearu-ater. On an evening in 

 the Autumn of 1838, I watched for a long time a number of birds 

 on the wing in Bantry Bay which I have no doubt were of this 

 species. We had no gun on board or we should have had no diffi- 

 culty in procuring several. 



101. THALASSIDROMA, Vig. 



166. T. pelayica, Linn, (sp.) Stormy Petrel. not uncommon. 



167. T. Bullockii, Selb. Fork-tailed Petrel. This species occurs 

 occasionally. I obtained a specimen a few years since through the 

 kindness of Mr. W. T. Jones of this city. 



