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just possibly the Whiskered Tern. An example 

 of the latter species has been recorded from 

 Paignton, but its bona-fides are not considered 

 satisfactory. An example of the Caspian Tern 

 has also been recorded from Tor Bay. Coming 

 to the Gulls, the record of rare captures is 

 still more extraordinary. The only Devonshire 

 specimen, we believe, of the Ivory Gull was 

 shot in this bay, and is now in the Torquay 

 Museum ( wherein also are specimens of the 

 Iceland Gull, obtained in the same locality. The 

 Glaucous Gull has several times occurred there, 

 and so too has the Little Gull, an example 

 from Paignton being in the Torquay Museum. 

 Sabine's Gull is also an abnormal visitor to Tor 

 Bay, where two or three examples have been 

 obtained. 



Some of the most pelagic of our avine visitors 

 are the birds of the Auk tribe. Guillemots, 

 Razorbills, and Puffins prefer the open sea for 

 the greater part of the year, seldom showing much 

 inclination to come near the land save when 

 breeding or when driven shorewards by stress 

 of weather. Large numbers of these birds seek 

 shelter in the coves and bays during the prevalence 



