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hundred Shearwaters in a single night, and that their 

 cries were almost deafening ; he also said that it is 

 one of the earliest birds to arrive at the islands in 

 spring, coming as early as February, and that it is 

 one of the last to leave in autumn ". 



^ 

 STORMY PETREL. 



PROCELLARIA PELAGICA. 

 Family PROCELLARIID^E. Genus PROCELLARIA. 

 Mother Carey's Chicken Little Peter. 



The Stormy Petrel is the smallest web-footed bird 

 in existence, being no bigger than a Sparrow. It never 

 comes to land except for breeding purposes, but 



