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BRITISH BIRDS. 



mural precipices: they are likewise widely dis- 

 persed over the world, particularly in the north, 

 and are met with from Newfoundland to Kams- 

 chatka, as well as in all the intermediate parts, 

 and as far north as navigators have visited. Capt. 

 Sabine says, they are very rarely seen in the Polar 

 Sea. 



This specimen was shot on one of the Farn 

 Islands, in July, 1802. 



