546 Laridce. 



weather it has derived its name in most countries. With us it 

 is the 'Storm Petrel ;' in France, Pttrel tempete ; in Germany, 

 Kleinster Sturm vogel ; in Sweden, Liten Storm Svala, l Little 

 Storm Swallow ; in Portugal it is Alma de mestre, ' Soul of the 

 Master.' Among Norwegian fishermen it is known as Lever-Lars, 

 or ' Liver-Laurentius/ because, being of a fearless nature, it 

 approaches cl6se to the fishing boats in the North Sea, and 

 greedily devours the offal, and especially the fish-liver, which is 

 thrown overboard. Bishop Pontoppidan calls it Hav Hest, or 

 ' the Sea-horse/ and gives a most singular portrait as well as a 

 marvellous account of it. In 1756, in County Kerry, this bird, 

 of all others, was esteemed a delicacy for the table, and was 

 named the 'Irish Ortolan.' There is certainly no accounting 

 for taste ; but it must have been a very strong and a very oily 

 morsel. 



With this pretty little species I close the list of birds which 

 have appeared within the County of Wilts. 



