Manx shearwater. 
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Nest.-Nothmg has been recorded of the breeding habits of 
the Great Shearwater. 
Eggs.— Doubtless only one. The speciinen 
bohm’s “ Eggs of British BiiBs (ph 20, fig. 
not a genuine egg of the species. 
figured in See- 
6), is probably 
II. THE MANX SHEARWATER. PUFFINUS PUFFINUS 
Procellaria puffinus, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 213 ) . pij-gsser, 
Brit. Mus. XXV. p. 377 (1896). 
Adult Maie.-General colour above black, shaded ^y, 
browner ; qnilk black shaded LS liki the 
bS .°:hl"UrinrS;.cltr“llurSackish, . h.llo 
sides of the flanks a few blackish maiking. , ^^.jj^g.coverts 
,ai,c„,cr,sbl,ckish^al^^^^^^^^ 
liieMh rf'thc under mandible greyish ; ley and "“J 
coC the back ot the ,.. mm, outer 
Of middle toe, black ; ins dark brown ( fF 
Total length, 14-8 inches ; culmen, i 45 i 9 5; > 
3-15 ; tarsus, r6s. 
Adrdt Female. — Similar to the male, 
inches ; wing, 8’8. 
Total length, i4'° 
Characters.-The Manx Shearwater belongs to the smaller 
members of the genus Puffinus, with a short tail and^ ^ g 
