BRITISH BIRDS. 



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THE SHEARWATER. 



SKRABE, MANKS PETREL, MANKS PUFFIN, OR LYRE. 



(Puffinus Anglorum, Temm. Petrel Manks, 

 Tejnm.) 



THIS species measures in length fifteen inches, 

 and in breadth thirty-one, and weighs about seven- 

 teen ounces. The bill is about an inch and three 

 quarters long; the tip black, the other parts yel- 

 lowish : the tubular nostrils are not so prominent 

 as in others of this genus. The inner coverts of 

 the wings, and under parts of the body are white : 

 the head, tail, thighs, and upper parts black, tinted 

 more or less with grey : the legs are flattened on 

 the sides, and weak ; light coloured, or whitish 

 on the fore parts, and dusky behind. 



The Shearwater is found in greater or smaller 

 numbers in almost every part of the watery world, 

 in both hemispheres, and in every climate; but 



