262. Eared or Black-necked Grebe. 



nigricollis (C. L. Brehm). 

 Mr. Hugh Hornby possesses a specimen ' killed 

 near Lune Mouth late in March or early 

 in April, 1886' (Saunders, in Mitchell's Birds 

 of Lancashire, ed. 2, p. 262). An adult male 

 specimen, in full summer plumage, was captured 

 alive at Middleton, near Lancaster, 28 July, 

 1 904 (Robinson, Zoologist, 1904, p. 350). 



263. Little Grebe or Dabchick. Podicipes fluvi- 



atilis (Tunstall). 

 Locally, Douker, Little Diver, Foot-in-arse. 



BIRDS 



Podicipes stormy weather, 

 viduals a 



When it occurs several indi- 



re generally observed together. 



266. Wilson's Petrel. Oceanitesoceanicus(KuM}. 

 A specimen was washed up ' on the north- 



west shore of Walney Island in November, 

 1890 ' (Macpherson, Fauna of Lakeland, p. 457.) 



267. Frigate or White-faced Petrel. Pelago- 



droma marina (Latham). 



A dead specimen was washed up after the 

 severe gale of November, 1890, 'on the outside 



A resident species which breeds regularly in of Walney Island ' (Macpherson, Fauna of Lake- 



most suitable places throughout the county. 



264. Storm-Petrel. Procellaria pelagica, Linn. 

 This species is never seen except after gales 



and stormy weather, when it is sometimes cast 

 up on the shore dead, or occasionally blown 

 inland. 



265. Leach's Fork-tailed Petrel. Oceanodroma 



leucorrhoa (Vieillot). 

 This petrel reaches Lancashire only after 



land, p. 458). 



268. Manx Shearwater. Pitffinus anglorum 



(Temminck). 

 A not infrequent winter visitant. 



269. Fulmar. Fulmarus glacialis (Linn.). 



A very rare visitant, reaching our coasts 

 during or after severe weather. There are 

 three or four occurrences on record. 



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