difturbed, they rife in fuch numbers as to darken the air ; It 
is called the Heleghoak Stack. Almoft every place to which 
this bird reforts, has a name peculiar to itfelf ; the following 
are the moft 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 fifh, which forms a 
large fhare of their common food, and which leaves our coafts 
at the fame time ; with this fpecies we alfo lofe the Razor- 
bill and Guillimot, 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 firfl-year bird, which was 
found dead on the fhore, 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 j thefe parties ufually confift of old birds. 
