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of which a few were seen, may breed in small numbers with the 

 common species. I may add that the European Starling has been 

 taken several times, and may have become naturalized, but if so it 

 is still rare. 



MAMMALS. 



Phoca vetulina ? (Linn^). Common Harbor Seal. 



A seal, appai'ently of this species, has been taken at Bermuda. A 

 skin is still preserved in the local collection made by the late Mr. 

 Bartram, at St. Georges. It may, however, be the young of the 

 West Indian seal. 



Orca gladiator Gray=Orca orca (Linne). Killer. 



Figure 6. — Killer. 



I was told by fishermen that this species is occasionally seen in 

 Bermuda waters. 



Grampus griseus Ciivier. Grampus. 



This species is also found in Bermuda waters, according to the 

 local whalers. 



Delphinus delphis (Linne). Dolphin. 



This common oceanic dolphin also occurs in the waters around the 

 Bermudas and should be considered as belonging to its fauna. 



Probably several other related cetaceans occur, more or less fre- 

 quently, in the vicinity of the islands. 



While we were at Bermuda, in April, 1901, a small sperm Avhale, 

 about 30 feet long, was captured and brought to St. Georges, where 

 it was put on exhibition for a few daj-^s. 



Sperm whales are not rare in the waters a few miles from Ber- 

 muda, but they are far less common than they were formerly. 



The Biscay Right Whale {Balama cisarctica Cope = J>. Bis- 

 cayensis Gervais) is now very rare in these waters, where it was 

 once common. 



