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 9. Alca torda Linn.. Razor-billed Auk. 



Breeding Range — Eastern Maine, northward. 

 Winter Distribution — Southward to New Jersey. 



Winter visitant on the New Jersey coast, and probably almost as 

 common as the preceding. A female was secured by Mr. Scott at 

 Long Beach, Feb. 7, 1878, {B. N. 0. C, 1879) and several have 

 been observed by Mr. Laurent at Five-mile Beach {0. ^ 0., 1892), 

 -while one specimen was secured by Dr. W. L. Abbott as far south 

 as Cape May. 



10. Alle alle (Linn.). Little Auk. Dovekie. 



Breeding Range — Arctic regions. 



Winter Distribution — Southward to New Jersey. 



Regular winter visitant along the New Jersey coast, varying in 

 abundance from year to year. A number of specimens have been 

 taken at Long Beach by Mr. W. E. D. Scott {B. N. 0. C, 1879) 

 and one was taken in Cape May county by Dr. W. L. Abbott, Dec. 

 17, 1878. One specimen was also taken on the Delaware river at 

 Camden, N. J., Dec, 1878 {Trotter, B. N. 0. C, 1879.) 



Family Stercorariidae — The Jaegers. 



Two species occur as rare visitants from the north. 



11, Stercorarius pornarinus (Temm.). Pomarine 



Jaeger. 



Breeding Range — Arctic regions. 



Winter Distribution — Southward to coast of New Jersey. 



Rare straggler in migrations and in winter along the New Jersey 

 coast. Two specimens were taken at Long Beach, Dec, 1876 

 (Scott, B. N. 0. C, 1879), and one is reported to have been secured 

 on the Susquehanna river at Harrisburg, Pa., many years ago in 

 summer (Turnhull). 



Another straggler was taken on the Susquehanna river in Lan- 



