ClassII. STORMY PETREL. 



553 



The Storm-finck. Clufii exot. 



368. 

 Wil. orn. 395. 



Small Petrel. Ed<w. a<v. 90. 

 Borlafe's Cormual. 247. tab. 



29. 

 The Gourder. Smith's hiji. 



Kerry. 186. 

 Affilag. Marti?z's <voy. St. 



Kilda. 34. 

 Sib. hiji. Fife. 48. 

 Pr ocellaria, "le Petrel. Brijfon 



ajv.Vh 140. tab. 13.^.1. 259. Stormy 

 Procellaria pelagica. Lin.Jyfi. 



212. Scopoli, No. 95. 

 Strom waders vogel. Faun. 



Suec. fp. 143. 

 Norvegis Soren Peder. St. 



Peders Fugl, Veften-vinds 



Are Sonden-vinds Fugl, 



Uveyrs Fugl : nonnullis y 



Hare. Feroenfibus Strunkvit. 



Brim. 117. 

 Little Petrel. Br, Zool. 146. 



*TT*HIS bird is about the bulk of the houfe fwal- 

 A low : the length fix inches ; the extent of 

 wings thirteen. The whole bird is black, except 

 the coverts of the tail and vent-feathers, which 

 are white : the bill is hooked at the end : the nof- 

 trils tubular : the legs (lender, and long. It has 

 the fame faculty of fpouting oil from its bill as the 

 other fpecies : and Mr. Brunnich tells us, that the 

 inhabitants of the Ferroe ifles make this bird ferve 

 the purpofes of a candle, by drawing a wick 

 through the mouth and rump, which being lighted, 

 the flame is fed by the fat and oil of the body. Ex- 

 cept in breeding time it is always at fea; and is 

 feen all over the vaft Atlantic ocean, at the greater! 

 diftance from land ; often following the vefTels in 

 great flocks, to pick up any thing that falls from 

 on board : for trial fake chopped ftraw has been 

 O 4 flung 



