262 BIRDS OF BERMUDA. 



Family PELECANID^. 



Genus Pelecanus, Linn. 

 162. Pelecanus fuscus, Linn. Brown Pelican. 



Pelecanus fuscua, Linn., Bp., Nutt., Aud. 

 Leptopelicanus fuscus, Reich. 

 Onocrotalus fuscus, Bp. 



Length, 56 ; wing, 22 ; bill, 13.50 ; tarsus, 3 ; tail, 6.50. 



Hob. — From Texas to North Carolina; California coast (Baird). 



Two examples are recorded by Colonel Wedderburn, who says (Nat. 

 in B., p. 51) : "One of these birds was shot at Hungry Bay, many years 

 ago; and another was killed near St. George's in April, 1850, which 

 was given to me by Colonel Drummond." 



Family PHALACROCORACIDiE. 

 Genus Graculus, Linn. 

 103. Graculus diloplms^ (Sw.) Gray. Double-crested Cormorant. 



Pelecanus (Carbo) dilophus, Sw. & Ricli. 



Carbo dilophus, Gamb. 



Phalacrocorax dilophus, Nutt., Bp., Aud., Gir., Bd. 



Graculus dilophus, Gray, Bp., Bd., Coop. & Suck., Coues, Allen, Verr., Lawr., 



Dall & Bann., Ridg. 

 Phalacrocorax floridanus, Maxiih. 



Length, 33 ; wing, 13 ; tail, G.7o ; bill, 2.85 ; tarsus, 3.50. 



Hab. — North America at large, in the interior as well as coastwise 

 (Coues). 



Three instances of the occurrence of this species are recorded in "The 

 Naturalist in Bermuda," viz, one shot by Captain Orde, at Pitt's Bay, on 

 the 10th October, 1847 ; one by Colonel Wedderburn, on Grace's Island, 

 on the 8th February, 1848 ; aud another, mentioned by Mr. Hurdis, which 

 frequented the islands for some little time, but was not obtained. 

 There is a specimen in Mr. Bartram's collection, aud another in that of 

 Mr. Lane, of Hamilton. There were several of these birds about the 

 islands in the winter of 1874-'5, but they were so wary that none were 

 obtained. One was repeatedly seen, and once fired at, in the Great 

 Sound; one attached itself to St. George's Harbor; aud a pair fre- 

 quented the "Stag" Rocks, near Shelly Bay, all the winter, conspicu- 

 ous to the j)assers-by as they sat in solemn security on their accustomed 

 pinnacle. I tried in vain to obtain one of these, but never got a shot. 

 One of them flew close over my head one morning, but I had not my 



