196 PROCELLARIIDi!E. 



Order TUBINARES. 



Family PROCELLARIID^. 

 Genus PROCELLARIA, Unnmus, S. N. i. p. 213 (1766). 



Frocellarla, from the adjectiTe formed from procella = a etorm. 



Procellaria pelagica. Stobm-Petrel. 



Procellaria pelagica, Ldnnceus, S. N. i. p. 212 

 (1766). 



Thalassidroma pelagica, Naum. x. p. 557; Macg. v. p. 460; 



Hewitson, p. 517; Gray, p. 224; Yarr. ed. 2, iii. 



p. 647; id. ed. 3, iii. p. 675; Gould, v. pi. 86; Dresser, 



viii. p. 491. 

 Procellaria pelagica, Harting, p. 80. 

 The Storm Petrel, Yarr. ed. 1, iii. p. 524. 



Pelagica = TreXayiKos, oceanic ; from TreXayos = the open sea. 



Frequents the open seas of the United Kingdom, and 

 breeds in suitable localities on the coast and islands. It 

 inhabits the North Atlantic Ocean. 



Procellaria leucorrhoa. Leach's Petrel. 



Procellaria leucorhoa, Vieillot, Nouv. Diet. xxv. 

 p. 422 (1817). 



Thalassidroma leachii, Naum. x. p. 575 ; Macg. v. p. 451 ; 



Hewitson, p. 520; Gray, p. 225; Yarr. ed. 2, iii. 



p. 643; id. ed. 3, iii. p. 671; Gould, v. pi. 85. 

 Procellaria leachii, Harting, p. 80. 

 Thalassidroma leucorrhoa. Dresser, viii. p. 497. 

 The Forked-tailed Petrel, Yarr. ed. 1, iii. p. 520. 



Leucorrhoa, from XevKos = white, and oppos = the rump ; from its white 

 hinder parts. 



Breeds at St. Kilda, and occurs as a straggler during 

 stormy weather on the coasts of the United Kingdom. It 

 inhabits the North Atlantic Ocean. 



