Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . wina 9i inches or under. The Sooty Shearwater [Piiffiinis (frisciis) has beenfound on the east and .soutli coasts of England andIreland, and is generally distiibuted over theNortli Atlantic, but has its breeding-grounds in thesouthern hemisphere. The Great Sliearwater () is common on the south coast of England,but comparatively rare on the east coast. Itoccurs rarely in Scotland and Ireland, and it visitsthe south of Greenland. Southwards it extends toTierra del Fuego and to near the Cape of GoodHope. Nothing is known of it
Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . wina 9i inches or under. The Sooty Shearwater [Piiffiinis (frisciis) has beenfound on the east and .soutli coasts of England andIreland, and is generally distiibuted over theNortli Atlantic, but has its breeding-grounds in thesouthern hemisphere. The Great Sliearwater () is common on the south coast of England,but comparatively rare on the east coast. Itoccurs rarely in Scotland and Ireland, and it visitsthe south of Greenland. Southwards it extends toTierra del Fuego and to near the Cape of GoodHope. Nothing is known of its nesting. TheManx Shearwater {P. angloriim) is common roundthe British coasts and on the coasts of Norway. The Shearwater {Puffiniis auylorum). and Iceland and even Greenland. itreaches the Meiliten;inean and the lilack i-iea andthe Azores, .\Iaileira, and the Canary species is nocturnal or crepuscular in haliitsand dives freely. The Dusky Shearwater (/.obscurus) is a rare visitor to the British Isles. Itfrequents the Canaries, Madeira, Beimudas, Ba-hamas, and Barljadoes. It is a nocturnal species. Slicatliiii;;. See See See Slielioeil (Irish), a term in use, especially inIreland and Scotland, for a house where intoxicat-ing liquors (usually whisky) are sohl without alicense. See La\vs. SlUl>oyi;ail, a port, cajiital of Sheboygancounty, \\ isconsin, on Lake .Michigan, at themouth of the Sheboygan Hiver, miles by railN. of .Milwaukee. It lias a good harbour, ami foundries, tanneries, breweries, and planing-niills, and shoes, chairs, tovs, &cFop. (ItfSd) 7;il4 : (1
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