8 BIRDS OF HULL. 
GANNET. 
SULA BASSANA. 
Occurs during spring and autumn migra- 
tions. 
WILSON'S PETREL. 
OCBANITES OCEANICUH. 
Mr. B. and his son say that when fishing 
ofi'the beacon at Point Allerton one day, the 
latter part of June 1894, they saw a flock of 
these birds, and that they were quite tame ; 
when they threw overboard any pieces of fish, 
the Petrel darted after them quite eagerly. 
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, SHELLDRAKE. 
Merqus serrator. 
I have been told by different gunners that 
these are here ; knowing how common they are 
