202 BRITISH BIRDS. 



lower parts of the body, and most numerous on the 

 wing coverts and scapulars; the tail and primaries 

 are tipped with the same colour; the throat is 

 mottled with spots less distinct, and of a paler 

 shade. It is peculiarly an arctic bird, inhabiting 

 chiefly Spitzbergen, and the highest northern 

 latitudes. 



Mr. L. Edmondston, in his paper read to the 

 Wernerian Society, of Edinburgh, observes that he 

 is not aware this species has been noticed before 

 on the British coast. His specimen, presented to 

 the Edinburgh Museum, was, through the liberality 

 of the distinguished Professor of Natural History, 

 sent hither for the use of this work. It was killed 

 in Balta Sound, Zetland, on the i3th of December, 

 1822. It was not quite mature. Captain Sabine 

 says, these birds were rarely seen in the Polar Sea, 

 but that they were abundant in Baffin's Bay, 

 usually in company with the Fulmar. 



