BIRDS 



262. Eared or Black-necked Grebe. Podicipes 



nigricollis (C. L. Brehm). 

 Mr. Hugh Hornby possesses a specimen ' killed 

 near Lune Mouth late in March or early 

 in April, 1886' (Saunders, in Mitchell's Birds 

 of Lancashire, ed. 2, p. 262). An adult male 

 specimen, in full summer plumage, was captured 

 alive at Middleton, near Lancaster, 28 July, 

 1904 (Robinson, Xoologist, 1904, p. 350). 



263. Little Grebe or Dabchick. Podicipes fluvi- 



atilis (Tunstall). 

 Locally, Douker, Little Diver, Foot-in-arse. 

 A resident species w^hich breeds regularly in 

 most suitable places throughout the county. 



264. Storm-Petrel. Procellaria pelagica,, Linn. 

 This species is never seen except after g-ales 



and stormy weather, when it is sometimes cast 

 up on the shore dead, or occasionally blown 

 inland. 



265. Leach's Fork-tailed Petrel. Oceanodroma 



leucorrhoa (Vieillot). 

 This petrel reaches Lancashire only after 



stormy weather. When it occurs several indi- 

 viduals are generally observed together. 



266. Wilson's Petrel. Oceanites oceanicus{KM\i\). 



A specimen was washed up ' on the north- 

 west shore of Walney Island in November, 

 1890 ' (Macpherson, Fauna of Lakeland, p. 457-) 



267. Frigate or White-faced Petrel. Pelago- 



droma marina (Latham). 



A dead specimen was washed up after the 

 severe gale of November, 1890, 'on the outside 

 of Walney Island ' (Macpherson, Fauna of Lake- 

 land, p. 458). 



268. Manx Shearwater. Puffinus anglorum 



(Temminck). 

 A not infrequent winter visitant. 



269. Fulmar. Fulmarus glacialis (Linn.). 



A very rare visitant, reaching our coasts 

 during or after severe weather. There are 

 three or four occurrences on record. 



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