= : ; tee es, 
ay NATATORES. Tee PETREL. 
rine insects, floating 2 ORS and other- antnial matter 
picke up on.the surface of the water, upon which it is never 
seen actually to alight for repose, but frequently, as it were, — 
stands and runs upon it by the action of its palmated feet © 
and outstretched wings. 
_ Puare 103. Fig. 1. Represents this bird of the natural size, 
from a specimen belonging to Wi.Li1am YarRELL, 
Esq. 
General —_ Bill black, upwards of half an inch long from the forehead. 
descrip- ; . 
tinh! to the tip; much compressed, and shewing an angle 
upon the lower mandible. Head, neck, and under parts 
greyish-black, with a tinge of brown upon the abdomen. 
Back and scapulars deep greyish-black. The lower 
tier of wing-coverts greyish-white, forming a bar across 
the closed wings. Quills and fail. black, the datter 
forked. Upper tail-coverts, and patch behind the thighs, 4 
white. Wings, when closed, reaching a little beyond 
the tail. Legs and feet black, with the tarsus nearly 
one inch in length. 
FINIS. 
EDINBURGH: 
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