372 BRITISH BIRDS. 



Mr. Evans bases his opinion on his own personal observations 

 and those of fishermen who know the bird well, and have 

 frequently seen it, though usually in small numbers. In 

 1902 it appears to have been specially numerous, about a 

 dozen being seen at one time (W. Evans, t.c, 1903, pp. 26-28). 

 Ireland. — A good many were seen during September, 1900, 

 by Mr. H. Becher when cruising off the coasts of Kerry, Cork, 

 and Waterford (R. J. Ussher, /. Nat., 1901, pp. 42-43). Great 

 numbers were seen by the same observer in September, 1901, 

 and four were shot. " The observations of Mr. Becher in 

 1892, 1899, 1900 and 1901, go to show that both [Great and 

 Sooty] these oceanic species may be met with in August and 

 September off the south-west extremity of Ireland, and some- 

 times in considerable numbers." One was shot off Achill 

 Island on May 22nd, 1901 {id., t.c, 1905, p. 43). 



MANX SHEARWATER Puffinus anglorum (Temm.). 

 S. page 741. 



SciLLY Islands. — Breeds on Annett in " prodigious 

 numbers " (J. Clark and F. R. Rodd, Zool., 1906, p. 346). 



North Wales. — Bardsey Island. — Mr. 0. V. Aphn in 1901 

 found a considerable breeding colony on the north-east end 

 of the island {t.c, 1902, p. 16), and they undoubtedly breed 

 on the mainland of West Carnarvonshire {idem, t.c, 1900, 

 p. 505). 



Ireland. — On June 18th, 1904, when crossing from Liverpool 

 to Belfast, Mr. R. Lloyd Patterson saw a large assemblage 

 of between 150 and 200 in the early morning a few miles off 

 the Skullmartin Lightship, near the coast of co. Down {Irish 

 Nat., 1904, p. 171). 



The September migrations of this species are deserving of 

 closer study than they appear to have received. There are a 

 number of scattered records referring to these migrations but 

 they are not sufficiently continuous to allow of any conclusion 

 being drawn from them. 



LEVANTINE SHEARWATER Puffinus yelkouanus (Acerbi). 

 S. page 741. 



The occurrences of this species have already been dealt with 

 {antea, pp. 138, 206-208, 313). Mr. T. H. Nelson points out 

 that in the " Birds of Yorkshire " it is recorded that three 

 examples were obtained in 1904 (only two wgyq mentioned on 

 p. 207), but no details are given. 



