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Catalogue of 
Zf. pomarlna; Temm., Pomarine Skua. 
Scarce, but sometimes met with in the autumn : this and the 
following species are called ''Irish lords" by the boatmen. 
Ii. parasitica, Brun., Richardson's Skua. 
Occasionally met with in autumn. 
Xa. long'icaudas Briss., BufFon's Skua. 
Rare, but one or two specimens have been procured. 
Family— PRO CELL ARID ^ . 
Gen. FB,0€SZ«2:.AmA, Linn. 
P. gplacialiS, Linn., Fulmar. 
I only know of two captures of this bird, one shot at Bigbury a 
few years since, now in my collection ; and a second in the north a 
year or t\YO since. 
Gen. THAZiASSH^SS^OMAS, Vig. 
T. pelag'icas Linn., Stormy PetreL 
Common on some parts of the coast. 
T. leacllii, Temm., Fork-tailed Petrel. 
Occasionally obtained. 
Gen. PUrriNUS, Briis. 
P. major, Fah., Cinereous Shearwater. 
Occasionally obtained. 
P. arcticus, Fab., Manx Shearwater. 
Occasionally met with. 
Family— ALCID^. 
Gen. MEHGUZiirS, Ray. 
IKE. alle, Linn., Little Auk. 
Scarce, but there are specimens in some collections, obtained in 
the autumn and winter months. 
