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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 



A lie alk (Linnaeus). Little auk. 



Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 23. (No local refer- 

 ences.) 



Woods Hole, in winter, common, a hundred 

 sometimes being seen in a flock. Edwards. 

 Male and female specimens in Mr. Edwards's 

 collection dated December 10, 1895, and De- 

 cember 8, 10, and 12, 1898. 



Family STERCORARIID^;. 



Megalestris skua (Briinnich). Skua. 

 Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 31; G. M. Allen, 1909, 



p. 9. 

 Pollock Rip, one female, September 10, 1884. 



Stercorarius pomarinus (Temminck). Pomarine 

 jaeger. 



Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 31. 



Buzzards Bay. H. & A. Woods Hole, Buzzards 

 Bay, Vineyard Sound; common in summer 

 and fall. V. N. Edwards, L. Jones, I. A. Field. 

 A female specimen in Mr. Edwards's collection 

 dated August 2, 1888; a male dated October 

 29, 1890. 



Stercorarius parasiticus (Linnaeus). Parasitic jae- 

 ger. 



Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 31. 



Buzzards Bay. H.&A. Woods Hole; Buzzards 

 Bay; Vineyard Sound. V. N. Edwards, L. 

 Jones, I. A. Field. Present in spring, summer 

 and fall. Male specimens in Mr. Edwards's 

 collection dated August 12 and August 29, 1888. 



Stercorarius longicaudus Vieillot. Long-tailed 



jaeger. 



Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 31. 

 Nantucket, occasional. H. & A. Woods Hole 



in spring and fall. Edwards. Specimens in 



Mr. Edwards's collection dated August 12, 



1888 (female), October 13, 1894. 



Family LARID^. 



Pagophila alba (Gunnerus). Ivory gull. 

 G. M. Allen, 1909, p. 10. 



Monomoy Island, December i, 1886; "acci- 

 dental winter visitor." 



Rissa tridactyla (Linnaeus). Kittiwake gull. 



Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 30. 



Bristol County, uncommon winter visitant of the [ 

 coast; common in fall; Nantucket, com- 

 mon. H. & A. Woods Hole, sometimes com- 

 mon in November and December. Edwards, j 

 Specimens in Mr. Edwards's collection dated 

 November 29, 1888 (both sexes), November 20, 

 1890 (female). 



Larus leucopterus Faber. Iceland gull. 



Woods Hole, in winter, generally rare, though 

 common during the season of 1908-9. Ed- 

 wards. 



Larus marinus Linnaeus. Black-backed gull. 



Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 29. 



Bristol County, rather common winter visitor off 

 the coast; Nantucket, common. H. & A. 

 Woods Hole, a fairly common winter resi- 

 dent. Edwards. A male specimen in Mr. 

 Edwards's collection dated January 10, 1896. 



Larus argentatus Pontoppidan. Herring gull. 

 Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 29; G. M. Allen, 1909, 



P- *3- 



Bristol County, abundant winter visitant; Nan- 

 tucket, common. H. & A. Vicinity of 

 Woods Hole, common in winter, occasional in 

 summer. Most of them come in September 

 and leave in May. Edwards. This gull 

 nested at Weepecket Island in 1882. Mackay, 

 cited by Allen. Male and female specimens 

 in Mr. Edwards's collection dated February 

 27, 1889, and February 4, 1901. 



Larus delawarensis Ord. Ring-billed gull. 



Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 30 (no local records). 



Woods Hole, in late summer and autumn, fairly 

 common. L. Jones, I. A. Field. Mr. Edwards 

 has only seen this gull in winter. A male speci- 

 men in Mr. Edwards's collection dated Janu- 

 ary 17, 1893. 



Larus atricilla Linnaeus. Laughing gull. 



Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 29; G. M. Allen, 1909, 



P- 15- 

 Nantucket, common; breeding on Muskeget. 



H. & A. The latter colony, according to Dr. 

 Jones, consisted of about 500 individuals in 

 1904. The average number of eggs in a nest 

 is about three; and the young are fed on Am- 

 modytes, just as young terns are; likewise on 

 insects, etc. The laughing gull comes after 

 the terns appear, and disappears about the 

 same time as the latter. Edwards. Male 

 specimens in Mr. Edwards's collection dated 

 September, 1900 and August 10, 1906; afemale 

 dated August 8, 1895. 



Larus Philadelphia (Ord). Bonaparte's gull. 

 Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 28. 

 Bristol County, common on migrations; Nan- 

 tucket, common. H. & A. Woods Hole, 

 fairly common in fall as a migrant. Edwards. 

 Specimens in Mr. Edwards's collection dated 

 November 20, 1890 (female), December 12, 

 1894 (both sexes), December i, 1895 (male). 



