Mr. Selby's Catalogue of Birds. 289 



Skua Gull, Br. Zool., Arct. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet , Bewick's Br. Birds, Sfc. 

 Common Skua, Flemm. Br. Anim., 



This species rarely appears so far to the south of its habitation. A specimen deposited in 



the JWuseura of the Society, was shot off CuUercoats. 



210. CATARACTES PARASITICUS. ARCTIC SKUA. 



Cataractes parasiticus, Flemm., Selhy. 

 Lestris parasiticus, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



Arctic Gull, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., Bewick's Br. Birds, Flemm. Br. 

 Anim., <^c. 



{Larus crepidatus, Lath. 

 Black-toed Gull, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., Bewick's Br. Birds. 



211. CATARACTES POMARINUS. POMARINE SKUA. 



Cataractes Pomarinus, Temm. Man. d'Ornith., Shaw's Zool. 



Stercorarius striatus, Briss. Orn. 



Pomarine Gull, Lath., Gm. Hist. 



Pomarine Skua, Shaw's Zool., with fig. of young. 



A rare species in the adult plumage. About two years ago a specimen was killed on 

 the river Tyne, and is now in the possession of Mr. Marshall, of Newcastle. Two birds 

 were also shot by Mr. Ed. Backhouse, off the Durham coast, which in all essential particu- 

 lars answered the description of this species. 



Genus PROCELLARIA. PETREL. 



212. PROCELLARIA BULLOCKIL FORK-TAILED PETREL. 



Procellaria BuUockii, Flemm. Br. Anim. 

 Procellaria Leachii, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 

 Leach's Petrel, Selby's lUus. Br. Orn. 



A specimen of this Petrel was shot at Benwell Boat-house, November, 1828, by Geo. C. 

 Atkinson, Esq. 



213. PROCELLARIA PELAGICA. STORMY PETREL. 



Procellaria pelagica, Linn.^ Lath., Flemm., Sfc. 



Petrel tempete, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



Stormy Petrel, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn. Id. Sup., Mont. Ornith. Diet., Selby's Illus. Br. Orn. 



Genus PUFFINUS. PUFFIN. 



214. PUFFINUS ANGLORUM. MANKS PUFFIN. 

 Puffinus anglorum, Raii., Steph., Flemm., Sfc. 

 Procellaria puffinus, Briss. 

 Petrel Manks, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



Shearwater Petrel, Br. Zool., Mont. Ornith. Diet., Lath,, Gm. Hist. 

 Manks Shearwater, Steph., Shaw's Zool. 

 Manks Puffin, Flemm. Br. Anim. 



Very rare. The only fresh specimen I ever obtained was one killed upon an excursion to 

 the Fern Islands. 



