SCHLEGEL'S PETREL IN CHESHIRE. 



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with an average velocity of 21 miles an hour. Tarporley 

 is about 11 miles S.S.E. of the Mersey Estuary, 16 miles 

 S.E. of the Dee Estuary, some 60 miles E. of Cardigan 

 Bay, and over 100 miles N. of the Bristol Channel. 

 From the condition of the bird when found we conclude 

 that it dropped towards the end of the month, probably 

 on or about March 31st, when the westerly winds were 

 at their strongest. 



The bird was exhibited at the meeting of the 

 Zoological Society held on May 12th, and at the meeting 

 of the British Ornithologists' Club held on May 20th 

 last. 



