Common off the shores, from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to that of Mexico. Abundant off Nova Scotia. Ranges to a great distance at sea in autumn and winter.
Puffinus cinereus, Bonap. Syn. p. 370.
Cinereous Puffin, Nutt. Man. v. ii. p. 334.
Wandering Shearwater, Puffinus cinereus, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. iii. p. 555.
465. 2. Puffinus Anglorum, Ray. Manks Shearwater.
Plate CCXCV.
Bill deep greenish-black; inner and middle of outer side of tibia dull orange, the rest greenish-black, as are the fourth toe and outer side of the third, the inner side of the latter and the whole of the second dull orange, webs pale yellow; upper parts brownish-black, lower white.
Adult, 15, 32.
Not uncommon off the coast of Maine during summer. Breeds on Sable Island, off Nova Scotia. Ranges, at times, to great distances seaward.
Puffinus anglorum, Bonap. Syn. p. 371.
Shearwater Petrel, Nutt. Man. v. ii. p. 336.
Manks Shearwater, Puffinus anglorum, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. iii. p. 604.
466. 3. Puffinus obscurus, Lath. Dusky Shearwater.