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Wilson's Stormij Petrel, T. Wilsoni, Bon. — Appeared to be 

 more coniiuon than T. LeacJii, and was said to breed on several 

 islands along the coast of Newfoundland, especially at Port an 

 Port ; it is very probable, however, that some of these reported 

 breeding places refer to the following species. 



Stornii/ Petrel or Mother Carejfs Chicken, T. pelagica (^Linn.) 

 — A common summer migrant, remaining probably until the 

 appearance of the drift ice. Breeds on many of the islands round 

 the coast. 



Greater Shearwater, Puffinus major (^Faber.) — I have never 

 observed this species so far north as Cow Head, but it appeared 

 tolerably common in the Gulf of St. Lawrence^ on the west coast 

 of Newfoundland. 



Sooti/ Shcaricater, P. fuliginosus, Strick. — Common on the 

 banks of Newfoundland, but rather rare in the Straits of 

 Labrador. 



Manx Shearicater, P. anglorum, luii/. — Tolerably common, 

 especially about the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The shearwaters are 

 rarely, if ever, seen on the islands near the coast of Newfoundland. 

 They are to be seen at all seasons in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, 

 which has given rise to some curious ideas among the sailors, 

 viz., that these birds never breed, or that during; the breeding 

 season the females retire to some vnhiouii islands for that 

 purpose. Their breeding stations are equally unknown to the 

 settlers, but they are probably on some of the surf bound islands 

 on the "banks" — once the fiwourite resort of the creat auk. 



Larid^. 



Pomartne Skua, Stercorarius pomarinus, Ternm. — Common, 

 especially in the fall of the year. 



Arctic Skua, S. parasiticus (^Linn.) — Most common in spring 

 and fall. This and the preceding are called '• dung birds" by the 

 settlers, evidently from the manner in which they persecute the 

 smaller species of Laridec, and devour not only their disgorged 

 food but also their foeces. 



Buffonh Skua, S. cepphus {Bnlnn.) — Appeared to be a rather 

 rare periodical migrant, but it is difficult to distinguish the three 

 skuas on wing, even with the aid of a good glass ; from specimens 

 obtained this species seems to be the rarest. 



Glaucous Gull, Larus glaucus Brtinn. — Tolerably common in 

 its periodical migrations, especially in the fall of the year, and 



