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Title: The birds of Yorkshire : being a historical account of the avi-fauna of the County
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Nelson, Thomas Hudson, d. 1916 Clarke, William Eagle, 1853-1938 Boyes, F
Subjects: Birds -- England Yorkshire
Publisher: London : A. Brown
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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t Southowram, near Halilax,13th November 1874, is evidently to be referred to WilsonsPetrel, which see.) WILSONS PETREL. Oceanites oceanicus (Ktihl). Accidental visitant from the Atlantic, of extremely rare occurrence. This long-legged Petrel is common on the west coastof North America, and ranges southward to the Cape ofGood Hope, the South Atlantic, and the South Pacific ; ithas been found breeding on Kerguelen Island. Yorkshire can lay claim to a single example of this birdwhich was killed, or found dead, at Southowram, near Halifax,on 13th November 1874, and is now in the possession of Mr.Christopher Ward of Wray, near Lancaster, to whom it wastaken in the flesh, while quite fresh (Ward MS.). GREAT SHEARWATER.Puffinus gravis (OReilly). Autumn and winter visitant of uncertain occurrence, generallyspeaking rare, but appears to be more frequent off Flamborough Headthan elsewhere. This bird extends its range northward to the shoresof Iceland, Greenland, and North America, and probably
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GREAT SHEARWATER. 753 resorts to the Southern Ocean for breeding purposes, althoughas yet nothing authentic is known of its nesting haunts. Thomas AUiss Report on the Birds of Yorkshire, writtenin 1844, contains the following allusion to this species, but,in the light of more recent knowledge, it is doubtful if thespecimens mentioned were to be referred to the Great Shear-water or to P. griseus :— Puffinus major.—Greater Shearwater—I am informed by my friendJames H. Tuke that a specimen of this bird has been procured at RobinHoods Bay ; another specimen was shot at Bridlington about two weeks ago, and it was procured by Mr. from near Warwick. A. Strickland remarks, The two specimens from which this bird wasfirst constituted a British bird were both killed on different parts ofthis coast, and are still in my collection ; I have since heard of anotherkilled near Whitby ; it is now ascertained that this is not the sameas the Cinerius Shearwater, as was supposed by Mr. Gould, but ad

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