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Family ALCID,^. Auks, Murres and Puffins. 



Puffin (Fratcrcula arctica). There is but one recent record of its occur- 

 rence. December 15, 1882, Center Moriches, L. I. (Dutcher, Auk, V, 1888, p. 171). 



Black Guillemot (Cep tints grylle). Breeds from the Bay of Fundy north- 

 ward; in winter migrates southward, regularly to Massachusetts. It has been 

 found but once in Connecticut (Stony Creek, Dec. 1887.— Sage, Auk, VII, 1890, 

 p. 283), and the only Long Island record, given by Lawrence, is apparently based 

 on a specimen in the Lawrence Collection labeled "Long Island" (Coll. Am. 

 Mus. No. 64,614). 



Briinnich's Murre {Uria lomvia). Breeds from the Magdalen Islands 

 northward : in winter migrates southward as far as New Jersey. On the western 

 end of Long Island it is as a rule uncommon ; at the eastern end it occurs more 

 frequently, but is irregular (Dutcher, Auk, II, 1885, p. 38). During some seasons, 

 however, the bird becomes common in our waters (Averill, Auk, VIII, 1891. 

 p. 307). Giraud's record of "Uria troilc" doubtless refers to this species! 

 Specimens in the Lawrence Collection originally labeled 'T. troile" are I. 

 lomvia. Records of the occurrence of this species on Long Island during the 

 winter are given by Braislin (Auk, XX, 1903, p. 51 )■ 



Razor-billed Auk ( Alca tarda). Breeds from the Magdalen Isla'^ds north- 

 ward; in winter migrates southward, regularly to Long Island and rarely to 

 Virginia and North Carolina. 



Dovekie {Allc allc). A species of the far north, migrating southward in 

 winter, more or less regularly to New Jersey. With us its numbers vary during 

 different winters. It is considered by Dutcher to be generally a rare bird on 

 Long Island (Abst. Linn. Soc. No. 4, 1892, p. 6), but is given by Scott as a 

 i-egukr winter visitant on the New Jersey coast (Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club. IV, 1879, 

 p. 228). 



Order LONGIPENNES. Long-winged Swimmers. 



Family STERCORARIID.E. Skuas and J^gers. 

 Pomarine jBeger {Sfcrcorarius pomarinus). Passes the nesting season 

 chiefly within the Arctic Circle and migrates southward from July to late 

 October, during which period it is sometimes not uncommon off our coast, its 

 presence depending largely on the abundance of the small fish on which it feeds 

 (Baird, Auk, IV, 1887, p. 70. 



Parasitic Jaeger (Steirorarius parasiticus). Occurs off the coast in this 

 •vicinity as a regular migrant with the preceding species. 



Long-tailed Jaeger { Sfcrcorarius longicaudits). During its migration it 

 is sometimes not uncommon off our coast. 



Family LARID.E. Gulls and Terns. 

 Ivory Gull (Fa.!,^(;/'/;//u <///nn. A 1:oreal species of which there appears to 

 1e but one record, that of an adult taken at Sayville. L. I., January 5. 1893 

 (Dutcher, Auk, XTI, 1895. p. 290). 



