The Zoologist— Ma V, 1869. 1681 



teiing and screaming : the sea was very rough, but covered with birds 

 riding head to wind, light as corks and as unconcerned, although 

 almost within reach of the breakers ; in one little inlet I thought I 

 saw two or three dead ones, possibly killed by the storm. 



Ringed Guillemot. — I could not distinguish this bird at the Stacks, 

 but I am assured it has been obtained on the coast during the breed- 

 ing season. 



Puffin. — Common all round the coast— it seems to prefer the 

 islands : on Caldy Island it breeds in great numbers, and I am sorry 

 to say that on Whit Monday the boys and men of Tenby slaughtered 

 them by wholesale ; it is as much an institution with them as May- 

 day with the sweeps. I found this bird breeding on Cardigan Island : 

 with the exception of the herring gull, I believe it is the only sea- 

 bird breeding there. 



Razorbill. — Breeds wherever the guillemots have a station, but I 

 believe they generally select the lower ledges of rock. 



Cormorant. — Not uncommon, but not so numerous as the next 

 species. 



Shag. — Generally distributed along the coast : I am told the prin- 

 cipal breeding places are the Islands — Ramsey, Skomer and Skokhum. 

 I have several times seen shags fly over here in a straight line for 

 Cardigan Bay ; there is no river or any inland water in the direction 

 they came from, so that I am inclined to think they must have crossed 

 from Carmarthen Bay. 



Kittiwake. — I have before mentioned this little gull breeds in great 

 numbers at Flimstone : they keep mostly by themselves. 



Lesser Blackbacked Gull. — This bird is by no means numerous. 



Herring Gull. — Common all round the coast. 



Manx Shearwater. — Common ; numbers breed at Caldy Island, 

 and also upon Skomer and Skokhum : they select deserted rabbit- 

 holes, which they seldom leave before dusk, and therefore escape the 

 notice of the casual observer. 



Forktailed Petrel. — Has several times been taken after severe 



storms at Milford Haven j I saw a specimen in Mr. Tracy's shop, 



taken near Pembroke. 



Thomas Dix. 

 Llwynbedw, Kenarlh, Llandyssil. 



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