BIRDS OK MAINE. 15 



County Records. — Cuinberlaud, "conimou in luigratiou"' (Brown's Cat. 

 Birds of Portland, p. 36; ; Kennebec, "■accidental" (Dill) ; Knox, "mi- 

 grant" (Racklift') ; Penobscot, "iuiniature birds often" (Hardj-) ; Sagada- 

 hoc, "from late fall to spring" (Spinney) ; Somerset, "Mr. C. W. Savage, 

 the postmaster at Flagstaff, has a bird which from the description and 

 measurements must be this species, and which was shot at Flagstaff pond 

 in the fall of 1896" (Knight) ; Washington, "common" (Boardman) ; 

 York, (Butters). 



Family ALCID^. Auks, Murres, and Puffins. 

 Subfamily FRATERCULIN^^:. Puffins. 

 Genus LUND A Pallas. 

 G. (12). Lunda cirrhata Pa//. Tufted Puffin. 



This is a Pacific coast bird which is of accidental occurrence on 

 our coast, and of which there is only one specimen recorded. (Cf 

 Allen, The Auk, Vol. 2, p. 388). This record is based upon the 

 authority' of Audubon, who has stated that one of this species was 

 taken at the mouth of the Kennebec River in the winter of 1831-'32. 



Genus FRATERCULA Brisson. 



7. (13). Fratercula arctica (Linn.). Puffiu. 



Occurs commouly as a winter visitor to our coast, but is said to 

 have nested in limited numbers on Seal Island as late as 1888, and 

 it is reported that some six pairs of these birds nested on Matinicus 

 Rock as late as the summer of 1896. It is only a question of a 

 year or so when tliis species will cease to nest along our coast. 



County Records. — Cumberland, "not common winter visitant"(Brown'8 

 Cat. Birds of Portland, p. .30) ; Hancock, "winter visitor" (Dorr) ; Knox, 

 "resident"* (Rackliff) ; Sagadahoc, "onl\- in winter, quite scarce" (Spin- 

 ney) ; \yashiugton, "winter visitant; a few breed at Grand Meuau, X. B." 

 (Boardman). 



Subfamily PHALERIN^E. Auklets, Murrelets, Guillemots. 

 Genus CEPPHUS Pallas. 



8. (27). Cepphus grylle (7yO/7'.). Black Guillemot. 



A common resident and breeder along the coast from Knox County 

 eastward, while elsewhere it occurs only as a winter visitant. 



*Only a very few of these birds remain through the summer although the fact 

 that some do remain would justifj' its being cited as a rare resident (Editor). 



