difturbed, they rife in fuch numbers as to darken the air ; it 

 is called the Heleghoak Stack. Almoft every place to which 

 this bird re forts, has a name peculiar to itfelf ; the following 

 are the moll common, Mullet, Heleghoak, Lunda Bouger, 

 Willock, Coulterneb, Knifebill, Gulderhead, Pope, Sea 

 or Welch Parrot, Bottlenofe, and Puffin. 



It is not known to what parts thefe birds retire after quit- 

 ting this country, but we prefume by their leaving fo fuddenly, 

 they follow the track of fome fpecies of fiih, which forms a 

 large fhare of their common food, and which leaves our coafls 

 at the fame time ; with this fpecies we alfo lofe the Razor- 

 bill and Guiilimot, whofe habits and food being nearly alike, 

 are induced perhaps for the fame reafons to leave our fhores. 



Since the above account was fent to the prefs, our friend 

 Mr. Bullock has received a firft-year bird, which was 

 found dead on the more, near Truro in Cornwall, the latter 

 end of laft month (February 1811) which is near two months 

 earlier than they ufually arrive. Small parties arrive at 

 the different parts to which thefe birds refort, about two or 

 three weeks before the main body make their appearance ; 

 they ftay but a few days, and then leave us, as if they came 

 to fee whether their old breeding-places were in good condi- 

 tion ; thefe parties ufually confift of old birds. 



