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ginia." Petrels have been observed by Mr. C. L. Phillips in 

 May oft' the Virginia coast (Ornithologist and Oologist, XII, p. 

 122), recorded by him as Procellaria pelagica^ but they prob- 

 ably should have been referred to the present species or to 

 Oceanites oceanicus^ Wilson's Petrel. 



23. Sula bassana. Gannet. — Winter visitor, rather com- 

 mon in the migrations oft' the eastern shore and near the mouth of 

 Chesapeake Bay. 



24. Phalacrocorax dilophus. Double-crested Cormo- 

 rant. — Common winter visitor from September to May in tlie 

 Coast region, where it is most common in the migrations. It was 

 once observed in the District of Columbia many years ago, on the 

 authority of Drs. Coues and Prentiss. At Cobb's Island these 

 birds are known as Negro or Black Geese. 



25. Pelecanus erythrorhyrichus. White Pelican. — 

 Very rare. Messrs. Smith and Palmer have recorded three in- 

 stances of its capture ; two were taken near Alexandria and the 

 third opposite Washington, on the Virginia bank of the Potomac 

 (The Auk, Vol. V, p. 147). Captain C. H. Crumb Informs me 

 that a White Pelican was seen a number of years ago b}- Mr. 

 Nathan Cobb, on Bone Island, Northampton County. A speci- 

 men has also been met with at Oakland, Md. (Forest and Stream, 

 XXVIII, p. 345). 



26. Pelecanus fuscus. American Brown Pelican. — I 

 give this species on the authority of Captain Crumb, who says 

 that this bird was seen in the neighborhood of Cobb's Island in 

 the fall of 1 88 1. 



27. Merganser americanus. American Merganser ; 

 Goosander ; Shelldrake. — A rare winter resident on the 

 Potomac near Washington. I ha\e not obtained other satisfactory 

 records of its occurrence in the Tidewater and Coast region where 

 It Is undoubtedly to be met with. It has been said to be tolerably' 

 common on the rivers of West Virginia. 



28. Merganser serrator. Ked-breast?:d Merganser; 

 Shelldrake. — Winter resident of the Tidewater and Coast 

 region. Common on the Eastern Shore, not common in the 

 neighborliood of Washington, on the Potomac. It has been said 

 to occur in West Virginia. 



