Shearwater
the name of several marine birds of the genus Puffinus. The greater shearwater (P. cinereus), which is 18 inches long, is found on the S. W. GREATER SHEARWATER coasts of England and Wales. They fly rapidly, skimming over the sea, from which they pick up small fishes, mollusks, etc. The name is sometimes applied to nigra). etc. The name is sometimes applied to the scissor-bill or skimmer (Rhynchops SHEATFISH