The Fulmar. 
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THE FULMAK, (Procellaria glacialis,) 
Is a larger kind of Petrel, which is found not uncom- 
monly on the British coasts, and is exceeding abundant 
in the Arctic seas. Here it is a regular attendant upon 
the whale-fishers when they are engaged in cutting up 
a whale. Any fragments of blubber that happen to fall 
into the water are immediately snapped by these greedy 
birds, which clamour and squabble over the feast with so 
little regard to the vicinity of the sailors, that they may 
be knocked on the head with a boat-hook. They are in 
high estimation in the countries they inhabit, on ac- 
count of the large amount of oil they contain. It is 
only rarely they are seen in England, nor do they regu- 
larly frequent any part of Great Britain, except a few 
of the northernmost islands of Scotland. Like the 
other Petrels, they feed their young with a sort of oil, 
which they have the power of exuding at will. 
