. A history of British birds . ; hind neck,fore part of the face, entire throat and underparts white ;back and upper parts dull brown, the margins of the dorsalfeathers lighter; quills dark brown ; tail dark brown, exceptat the base, where it is dull white, very much rounded inshape. An example of the Petrel familiarly known as the CapePigeon (Daption capense), is recorded by Mr. A. G. More(Ibis, 1882, p. 346) as having been shot near Dublin on the30th October, 1881 ; and it is stated by Degland and Gerbethat three specimens have been obtained in France. Theredoes not, however, appear to be an
. A history of British birds . ; hind neck,fore part of the face, entire throat and underparts white ;back and upper parts dull brown, the margins of the dorsalfeathers lighter; quills dark brown ; tail dark brown, exceptat the base, where it is dull white, very much rounded inshape. An example of the Petrel familiarly known as the CapePigeon (Daption capense), is recorded by Mr. A. G. More(Ibis, 1882, p. 346) as having been shot near Dublin on the30th October, 1881 ; and it is stated by Degland and Gerbethat three specimens have been obtained in France. Theredoes not, however, appear to be any adequate reason for in-cluding this species among the Birds of Great Britain, oreven of Europe. Its home is essentially the southernhemisphere; and although it is known to follow ships, forthe sake of food, for a considerable distance, yet it is equallycertain that many birds, captured with hook and line, arethen carried far beyond their usual area before being restoredto liberty. 12 TUBINARES. PROCELLARIID^. PROCELLARIID^ PuFFiNUS MAJOR, F. Faber*.THE GREAT SHEARWATER. Puffinus major. PuFFiNUs, Brisson^.—Bill rather longer than the head, slender, uppermandible compressed and curved towards the point ; under mandible also slenderand decurved at the point. Nostrils tubular, opening by two separate of moderate length, tarsi compressed laterally ; toes three in front, ratherlong, webbed throughout ; hind toe rudimentary. Wings long and pointed, thefirst quill-feather slightly the longest. Tail graduated. The Great Shearwater, represented by the lower figure Prodromus Island. Orn. p. 56 (1822). f Ornithologie, vi. p. 131 (1760). GREAT SHEARWATER. 13 in the above illustration, is an irregular autumnal visitorto the British coasts, sometimes making its appearance inconsiderable numbers off the shores of Cornwall and theScilly Islands. In the former Editions of this work it*was confounded with its somewhat smaller congener, theDusky Shearwater, Puffinus griseus, t
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