. History of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . 246 BRITISH SHEARWATER. SKRABE, MANKS PETREL, MANKS PUFFIN, OR LYRE.{^Procellaria Puffinus, Lin.—Le Fiiffm, BufiF.) This fpecies meafures in length fifteen inches, andin breadth thirty-one, and weighs about feventeenounces. The bill is about an inch and three-quar-ters long; the tip black, the other parts yellowrilh: the tubular nollrils are not fo prominent as inothers of this genus. The inner coverts of thewings, and under parts of the body, are white: thehead, tail, thighs, and upper parts, black, tintedmore or lefs with gr
. History of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . 246 BRITISH SHEARWATER. SKRABE, MANKS PETREL, MANKS PUFFIN, OR LYRE.{^Procellaria Puffinus, Lin.—Le Fiiffm, BufiF.) This fpecies meafures in length fifteen inches, andin breadth thirty-one, and weighs about feventeenounces. The bill is about an inch and three-quar-ters long; the tip black, the other parts yellowrilh: the tubular nollrils are not fo prominent as inothers of this genus. The inner coverts of thewings, and under parts of the body, are white: thehead, tail, thighs, and upper parts, black, tintedmore or lefs with grey: the legs are flattened onthe fides, and weak; light-coloured, or whitilh onthe fore parts, and dufky behind. The Shearwater is found in greater or fmallernumbers in almofl every part of the watery world. BRITISH BIRDS. 247 in both hemifpheres, and in every climate; butthey are met A:vath in greater abundance in thenorth. In the Hebrides, and other illands wthwhich the feas of Scotbjid are dotted, thefe birdsare caught by the natives in great numbers, and areufed for th
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