. A history of British birds. By the Rev. Morris .. . , neck, and nape, dark brown;chin and throat, greyish brown. Breast, greyish brown, thefeathers darker on the edges. Back, dark dusky and lesser wing coverts, dusky blackish brown; pri-maries, dusky blackish bro^vn; tertiaries, dark brown theedcres paler. Tail, blackish brown; legs, deep greyish brown 126 CIIfEllEOUS SHEARWATEE. on the outer part, paler on the inner, and of a yellowishhue; toes, yellowish brown; webs, yellowish brown. Young; length, one foot five inches; bill at the tip, darkbrown; iris, dark brown; head,
. A history of British birds. By the Rev. Morris .. . , neck, and nape, dark brown;chin and throat, greyish brown. Breast, greyish brown, thefeathers darker on the edges. Back, dark dusky and lesser wing coverts, dusky blackish brown; pri-maries, dusky blackish bro^vn; tertiaries, dark brown theedcres paler. Tail, blackish brown; legs, deep greyish brown 126 CIIfEllEOUS SHEARWATEE. on the outer part, paler on the inner, and of a yellowishhue; toes, yellowish brown; webs, yellowish brown. Young; length, one foot five inches; bill at the tip, darkbrown; iris, dark brown; head, crown, and neck on the back,dark brown, the feathers rather darker on the margins thanin^ the centre; chin, throat, and breast, greyish brown, thefeathers much darker on the margins than in the centre;back, dark brown. The wings have the first quill feather thelongest; greater and lesser wing coverts, brown; primaries,blackish brown; tertiaries, brown. Tail, blackish , on the outer surface, dusky, inner surface, light brown;toes, light 127 MANX SHEARWATEK. MANX PETEEL. MANX PTJEFIN. SHEAEWATER LTEE. Puffinus Anghrum, Fleming. Selbt. Gould. Procellaria puffinus, Pennant. Montagu. Anglorum, Jentns. Temminck. Puffinus— ? Anglorum—Of the English. The present, as a European species, has occurred in theMediterranean, Norway, the Islands of Denmark, the FaroeIslands, Iceland, Holland, Italy, and France. In Americait extends in its range from Labrador, down by Newfound-land to the south, through the States. In Asia, it has beennoticed in Asia Minor. It is included also among the birdsof Madeira. This bird was formerly very plentiful m the Isle ot Man,whence its name. o tt-h The Manx Shearwater breeds in the Hebrides, at St. Hildaand Soa; also in Zetland, at Foula and Unst. In Orkney,in the Islands of Papa Westray and Waas. In England, on Annet, one of the Scilly Islands, andon the coast of Wales. Many which are on sale in Lead-enhall market in the
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