THE PETKEL. 



(.7 



before it lias passed many days, ur eveu hours, in this country. 

 But its nest may be plentifully found in the warmer latitudes of 

 Europe, and many parts of Asia and northern Africa. 



We often find burrowers where we least expect them. 

 Wlio would think, on inspecting a specimen of the well-known 

 Stokmy Petkel (Thalassidrama pelacfica), that it was able to 



die into the ground, and form the burrow in which it makes its 

 nest ? Such, however, is the case, and the pretty little traverser 

 of the ocean shows itself to be as accomplished in excavating the 

 f^round as it is in flitting over the waves with its curious mix- 

 ture of flight and running. If the Stormy Petrel can find a burrow 



F 2 



