PROCELLARIIDA. 727 
THE STORM-PETREL. 
PROCELLARIA PELAGICA, Linnzeus. 
The Storm-Petrel is generally distributed throughout British 
waters; and during rough weather it is often met with inland, 
especially at the time of the autumnal migration, when individuals 
are frequently taken whilst fluttering against the lanterns of 
light-houses and light-ships. Unusual numbers occurred between 
October 27th and November 4th 1883 on the east side of England; 
and in 1886, according to Mr. Harvie-Brown, “a regular stream 
of migration of Petrels seems to have taken place with the ‘great 
rush’ of other species on the sth—6th of October, as they were 
reported from several stations”—in Scotland. The same writer 
adduces evidence that this bird remained on South Uist during 
November, December, and January 1822-23; though as a rule it 
does not voluntarily approach the land until May. In Scotland and 
Treland its breeding-places are numerous, owing to the abundance 
of low islets and other suitable situations; there are several on 
the coast of Wales and one in the Scilly Islands, while a few pairs 
are believed to nest on an islet off Lundy; eastward of which no 
resorts are known in England. 
Southward, this species breeds in the Channel Islands and along 
the coast of Brittany, as well as on both sides of the Mediterranean 
as far as the Ionian Sea; while storm-driven examples have been 
obtained far inland on the Continent. It visits the Azores, Madeira 
