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A COBUISH FAUNA. 
Puffin, Alca fratercula ; occasionally oliservecl on the Lancl’s-end 
cliffs, but the precipitous rocks on some of the islands at 
SciUy appear to be its favourite haunts. 
Eaxor Bill, A. torda ; a common species. 
Common Cormorant, Phalacrocoraoo carlo; generally distributed 
throughout the western coast of Cornwall. 
Common Shag, P. cristatus ; more nmnerous as a species than 
the last-named, and more frequently observed in creeks and 
arms of the sea. 
Gannet, Sula bassana; not unfrequently observed, and sometimes 
in small companies, in Mount’s-bay and on the north coast. 
. Sandwich Tern, S. cantiaca ; a few pairs observed in the summer 
months on some of the islands at Soilly. 
Eoseate Tern, S. Dougallii ; formerly abundant in summer at 
SciUy: breeds on Annet, a SciUy rook, and some other 
localities near. 
Common Tern, S. hirundo ; more or less common in the summer 
in Mount’s-bay, ajaproaching nearer the shore in windy 
weather: less abundant at SciUy than the roseate or 
arctic terns. 
Arctic Tern, S. Aretioa ; a common species in summer both on 
our coast and at SciUy, at which latter locality its eggs may 
be obtained every year. 
Whiskered Tern, S. leucopwreia ; an immature specimen obtained 
in the month of September, 1851, at SciUy. 
GuU-billed Tern, S. Angliea; a few examples only have been 
captured in England. In the latter part of May or begin- 
ning of June, 1852, an adult specimen was shot at ScUly. 
Lesser Tern, 8. minuta ; several examples of this smaU tern have 
been obtained close by the town of Penzance. 
Black Tern, 8. nigra; generally observed in the autumnal 
months, and nearly every year, in more or less numbers, on 
the sea-side and island. 
Sabine’s Gull, Lams 8abini ; rare : occasionally obtained in 
winter in its immature plumage. This bird has been mis- 
taken for the little guU, but in its young state it may be 
known by the absence of black in the wing, by the greater 
length and slenderness of the beak, and by the taU being 
deeply forked. 
