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 A HISTORY OF HEREFORDSHIRE 210. Manx Shearwater. Puffinus anglorum (Tem- minck). Locally, Shearwater Petrel, Manx Puffin, Cuckle, Skidden, Crew. Has occurred several times in the county after gales. One was taken at Peterstow and one at Wool- hope. One was caught at Dewsall in September, 1882, and one at Yatton Court, Kingsland, in 1883. Another was picked up alive in 1887 in a field near Gayton Hall in the parish of Upton Bishop ; it was taken to Mr. Elmes, who set it up. The Hereford Museum specimen, a female, was found in White- cross Road, Hereford, in August, 1889. In Septem- ber, 1891, onewas picked up dead at Withington, and another was caught near Hereford in September, 1904. From the above it will be noticed that three specimens were 'caught,' two were 'taken,' another was 'found,' and two were 'picked up,* showing con- clusively that all these occurrences were exhausted, storm-blown specimens. 211. Fulmar. Fulmarus glacialis (lAnn.). Locally, Fulmar Petrel, Northern Fulmar. Has occurred once. The Hereford Museum speci men was caught alive at Pontrilas in October, 1889, by a labourer, who brought it to Ashdown. It was afterwards purchased for the museum, and is un- doubtedly one of the most valuable specimens, taken locally, in the collection. 148