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1223. Cafpeu Petrel (CEstrelata hcesitata). 
In the spring of 1850, a (Japped Petrel, the only British specimen 
on record, was caught alive on Southacre heath, near Swallham, 
and is now in Mr. Newconie’s collection. Only two other European 
specimens are known — one in France and the other in Austria. — G. 
224. Sooty Shearwater {Puffinus griseiis). 
On the 25th of July, 1851, I purchased one of these birds, 
which had been taken asleep on the water near Lynn ; it lived five 
days in my po.s.session, and is now in the Lynn ^luseum. At the 
time it was recorded as the Cincreus Shearwater {Puffi,nus cinereus), 
see Trans. Norfolk and Norwich Nat. Soc. vol. iii. p. 474. — S. 
225. Manx Shearwater {Puffinus anglonnn). 
The Manx Shearwater, as might be expected, is rare. Wanderers 
occasionally lose their way and are picked up inland, and now 
and then a few arc seen off the coast in autumn, as in September, 
1880, when the Messrs. Power met with some off Blakeney. 
22G. Dusky Petrel {Puffinus obscurus). 
A specimen of this rare bird — the only recorded Briti.sh 
example — was found dead at Earsham in April, 1858. The 
back and one foot had been a good deal nibbled by a Kat or 
Mouse, but it diil not appear to have been long dead. 
227. Forked-tailed Petrel {Cy macho rea leucorrhoa). 
From a list of occurrences communicated by Mr. Stevenson 
to Dresser’s ‘ Birds of Europe ’ (vol. viii. p. 498), it appears that 
the Fork-tailed Petrel has occurred in Norfolk about twenty 
times, and that 18G7 produced seven {cf. ‘Zoologist,’ 18G8, 
p. 1099), one of which was in July. In the autumn of 1883, 
INIr. J. Nicholas, the Master of the Hasborough light-vessel, sent 
me a wing of this Petrel. — G. 
228. Storm Petrel {Procellaria pelagica). 
Half-starved Storm Petrels are sometimes found on our shores, or 
inland, and I have had several on different occasions from our light- 
vessels. In the winter of 18G7-8, a number of Storm Petrels and six 
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Fork-tailed Petrels occurred at Lynn (c/. Dresser, ‘ Birds of Europe,’ 
vol. viii. p. 499). In the following November they were again 
plentiful, when they were also very abundant at lleUgoland 
{cf. Trans. Norfolk and Norwich Nat. Soc. vol. iv. p. 56). — G. 
