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Southern Hemisphere, There appears to be no reason- 

 able question in this case. The bird is said to have 

 been shot at Harpswell, Casco Bay, Maine, and is now 

 preserved in the collection of the Natural History Soci- 

 ety of Worcester, Mass., where it is or was labelled 

 " Manks Shearwater." The identification of the speci- 

 men rests upon Mr. Purdie's authority. I have seen a 

 letter to Mr. Purdie from Mr. E. H. Forbush, of Wor- 

 cester, containing a statement from a Mr. Wooley, 

 writing from Sabattis, Me., certifying to the capture 

 of the bird at the place named, some eight years ago. ' 



The occurrence of this waif in Maine, and of the 

 other above mentioned in New York, leads us to re- 

 flect how little is accurately known of the remarkable 

 family Procellariidce. The number of species of these 

 wandering sea-birds which frequent our waters is dis- 

 puted; and, among those known to do so, the life- 

 history of only a single one {Cymochorea leucorrhoa) can 

 be considered to have been thoroughly studied upon our 

 own coast. Extended and reliable observations are 

 required to perfect our knowledge of this subject. 



