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was in iimnature fall nlnuiase. as deterniined by the V. S. Biological Sur- 

 vey, to which a photograph was seut. The bird was killed, according to the 

 owner, on liake Michigan, in November, 1904. about two miles from Mich- 

 igan City. It was said to be unlike anything before seen in that vicinity. 

 Oceanodrov.ia castro. (Occanodroma cri/ptoleuciira Ridgw.) Hawaiian 

 Petrel.-^A specimen of this rare species, whose distribution seems to be 

 almost world wide, was given to me by Alden M. Hadiey of Monrovia, 

 Ind. He obtahied it from Mr. N. H. Gano, who, on June 15, 1902, found 

 it liuttcring in a wheelbarrow iu his yard at Martinsville, lud. He picked 

 up the bird, hut it soon died. Its stom;u-h was entirely empty and it had 

 evidently died of hunger and exhaustion. The bird was sent to Mr. Hadiey, 

 who preserved the skin. It was recognized as a petrel, and the species was 

 kindly determined by Dr. ('. W. Richmond of the Smithsonian Institution, 

 Five S])ecimens of this bird, from its collection, were later sent me for 

 examination. The following notes and measurements in inches are given: 



