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*297. Sterna macrura Nord. Arctic Tern. Abundant summer 

 resident along the coast. 



The form described as Sterna portlandica by Mr. Ridgway (Amer. 

 Nat., VIII, 1874, 433), and since referred to S. macrura by Brewster 

 (Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. N. Y., XI, 1875, 201) and Saunders (Proc. Zool. 

 Soc, Lond., 187G, 650) has been taken on Muskeget Island {Brewster, 

 Am. Sports., V, 249, Jan. 1G, 1875). 



*298. Sterna dougalli Mont. (S. paradisea auct.) Roseate 

 Tekn. Common along the coast in summer. 



*299. Sterna superciliaris var. antillarum Coues. Least Tekn. 

 Common along the coast in summer. 



300. Sterna fuliginosa Gmel. Sooty Tekn. Accidental. Two 

 recent records of its capture in Massachusetts, — Lawrence, Oct. 29, 

 187G (Deane, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, II, Jan., 1877, 27); Williamstown, 

 Sept., 187G (Tenney, Am. Nat., XI, 1877, 243). Also several times 

 taken recently in Connecticut and Rhode Island, — Saybrook, Conn., 

 summer of 187G (Purdie, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, II, Jan., 1877, 22; 

 see also Merriam, Rev. Birds Conn., 1877, 134). From these records 

 it appears that six specimens were taken in Connecticut, one in Rhode 

 Island, and two in Massachusetts, during 187G, mostly in September. 



301. Hydro chelidon lariformis Coues. Short-tailed Tern; 

 Black Tern'. Accidental, or very rare. Ipswich, taken by Mr. C. J. 

 Maynard (Allen, Am. Nat., Ill, Feb., 1870, G44). 



302. Cymochorea leucorrhoa Coues. Leach's Petrel. Com- 

 mon winter visitant along the coast. 



303. Oceanites oceanica Coues. Wilson's Petrel. Common 

 off the coast. * 



304. Puffinus major Fahr. Greater Shearwater. Common 

 off the coast, especially in winter. 



305. Pufiinus fuliginosus Strick. Sooty Shearwater. More 

 or less common off the coast, especially in winter. 



*306. Colymbus torquatus Brunn. Loon; Great Northern 

 Diver. More or less frequent resident. 



307. Colymbus septentrionalis Linn. Red-throated Diver. 

 Common winter visitant along the coast; rare in the interior; most 

 numerous in autumn and spring. 



308. Podiceps cornutus Gmel. Horned Grebe. Chiefly a 

 winter visitant, but not common ; a few remain in summer. 



309. Podiceps griseigena var. holbolli Coues. Red-necked 

 Grebe. Chiefly a winter visitant; not common. ' Sometimes met 

 with in summer. 



*310. Podilymbus podiceps Lawr. Pied-billed Grebe. Rather 



rare resident; more common in spring and fall than at other seasons. 



311. Utamania torda Leach. *Razor-billed Auk. Not uncom- 



