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365. Pufflnus anglorum (Temminck). The Manx Shearwater. 



Spanish. Animas (souls), Diablos (devils) *. 



Favier states that this Shearwater is " found from August to 

 November, and usually picked up dead on the sea-shore." 



It is common in the Straits in autumn, occasionally coming 

 close in to the land in the Bay of Gibraltar. 



They seem to feed where porpoises swim at the surface of the 

 water, and were thus seen in flocks of forty and fifty off Malaga 

 in March, 1882, often sitting together on the water in company 

 with P. Jculdi. We shot a great many of both species, which 

 were eaten by the yacht's crew. 



Mediterranean specimens have the back lighter than northern 

 birds, and are marked with grey on the flanks. This climatic 

 race has been named P. yelkouan, Acerbi. 



Head, back, wings, and tail blackish brown ; breast and flanks white ; 

 rest of underparts dark smoky grey ; bill and legs bluish grey. Length 

 13-14 inches, wing 9^. 



366. Puffinus obscurus (J. F. Gmelin). The Dusky Shear- 



water. 



Recorded from Malaga. 



Smaller than Manx Shearwater. Above blackish brown ; underparts 

 pure white ; axillaries white. Length 11 inches. 



367. Procellaria pelagica, Linnaeus. The Storm-Petrel. 

 This little Petrel is frequently seen skimming about in the 



Straits, and, no doubt, nests on some of tbe small islands or 

 patches of rock on the coast, as they are reported to do near 

 Cabo de Palos, Mar Menor. 



Above slaty black ; upper tail-coverts and sides of vent white ; below 

 darker ; tail slightly rounded ; legs and feet black. Length 5 inches. 

 Smallest web-footed bird. 



* This Shearwater is very numerous in the Bosphorus and Dardanelles, passing 

 continuously up and down in small flights, never being seen except on the wing ; 

 they are known as the " souls of the damned," who are allowed no rest. 



