PETREL. \ ( J-i 



cage, but it would riot take any food, and died the 3d day after 

 I received it : it frequently dipped the bill into a cup of water, placed 

 in the cage ; it seemed to walk in a tripping manner, and with some 

 difficulty, and would frequently sit down, resting the body on the 

 whole length of the legs : from the above instances, it should seem 

 that they are more often on land than is generally suspected. 



A.— Stormy Petrel, Gen. St/n. vi. 413. 18. A. Salem. Orn. 383. Ind. Orn. ii. 826. 



Salerne mentions one of the same size, but differing in colour. 

 Bill black; back the same, waved with bluish purple; head, crop, 

 and sides of the body, nearly blue, reflecting black and violet in 

 different lights ; hind part of the neck changeable green and purple ; 

 the upper parts of the wings and rump spotted with white; the rest 

 of the body black ; legs short, and black. — This is said to be found 

 in the sea, about Italy, and always in flocks: has never been seen 

 on laud. 



The reader cannot fail to observe the great likeness which some 

 of the last described bear to each other. It may, therefore, be sus- 

 pected that the species have been unnecessarily multiplied ; and that 

 probably we may long remain in the dark concerning them, as the 

 manners are so little known. There can be no doubt of several 

 changes of plumage taking place at different periods of life, but as 

 no one has yet ventured to point them out, we must wait longer for 

 a complete elucidation. 



24.— LONG-LEGGED PETREL. 



Petrel eehasse, Tern. Man. Ed. 2d. 812. 



Petrel, ou L'Oiseau de tempSte, Buf. ix. p. 327 t. 23. PI. cnl. 993. 



Stormy Petrel, Gen. Syn. vi. 411. 



THIS, in every respect as to colour of plumage, is like the 

 Common Stormy Petrel, but larger, the legs considerably longer, 

 and the wings, when closed, reach full an inch beyond the tail. 



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