BRITISH BIRDS 



SCHLEGEL'S PETREL. 



CEstrelata neglecta (Schlegel). 

 Plate 80. 



An example of Schlegel's or the Kermadec Petrel was discovered lying dead, 

 after stormy weather, near Taporley, Cheshire, in April 1908 (see Witherby's 

 British Birds, vol. ii. p. 14). It breeds on islands in the South Pacific Ocean. 



Mr. F. DuCane Godman, in his Monograph of the Petrels, referring to this 

 species, says : " This Fulmar is remarkable for its variable colour, some examples 

 being for the most part white, while others are entirely grey. These two phases of 

 plumage are so much unlike each other that the birds might very well be taken for 

 different species." 



BULWER'S PETREL. 



Bnlweria buliveri (Jardine and Selby). 

 Plate 80. 



Bulwer's Petrel has occurred on five occasions in Great Britain, most of these 

 birds being dead when found, the first in Yorkshire in May 1837, and four others 

 in Sussex between 1903 and 1907. 



This species breeds on the Desertas, Madeira, and also inhabits islands in the 

 Northern Pacific Ocean. According to Mr. F. DuCane God man's Monograph of 

 the Petrels, "The nest is usually concealed under boulders or in holes in the rocks, 

 where a few old bones or feathers of a Tern frequently supply the place of sticks or 

 grass for the nest. Here the single white egg is laid, though Mr. Fisher relates 

 that on one occasion on Neckar Island two eggs were found in the same hole, 

 possibly belonging to different birds." 



"These birds are purely nocturnal in habits, and although very rarely found in 

 flocks like Shearwaters, remain almost constantly at sea, except during the breeding 

 season." 



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