Petrel /(?)/

Pe·trel

Petrel

n.
  1. Any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds belonging to the family Procellaridæ. The small petrels, or Mother Carey's chickens, belong to Oceanites, Oceanodroma, Procellaria, and several allied genera. (Zool.)

Phrases & Compounds
Diving petrel
any bird of the genus Pelecanoides. They chiefly inhabit the southern hemisphere.
Fulmar petrel
See Fulmar.
Pintado petrel
the Cape pigeon. See under Cape.
Pintado petrel
any one of several small petrels, especially Procellaria pelagica, or Mother Carey's chicken, common on both sides of the Atlantic.