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passed the day at sea relieve them on the uests. This Petrel is 

 resident off the coast, but in winter is usually found far out at sea. 

 It is often blown inland by severe storms. 



Couuty Records. — Androscoggin, "one taken at Lake Auburn and now 

 in the collection of Pi'of. Stanton'' (Stanton in epist.) ; Cumberland, 

 "breeds on Green Islands, Casco Bay, common" (Brown in Bull. Nutt. 

 Oru. Club, Vol. 2, p. 28) ; Hancock, "nests on many of the outer islands" 

 (Knight); Knox, "summer" (Eackliff); Oxford, "one shot on Lake 

 Penuesseewassee, Oct. 21st, 1896, by Will Gary" (Oxford Co. Advertiser 

 of that date or thereabouts) ; Penobscot, "accidental, four specimens 

 have been taken to my knowledge" (Knight) ; Sagadahoc, "common 

 July and Aug." (Spinney) ; Washington, "common, breeds on the 

 islands" (Boardman). 



Subfamily OCEANITIN^. 

 Genus OCEANITES Keyserling and Blasius. 



40. (109). Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl). Wilson's Petrel. 



This species is a summer visitor off our coast and is then of 

 uncommon occurrence at sea. It uests on Kerguelen Island, off the 

 coast of Africa, in February, and consequently its proper rating on 

 our list is as a casual visitor. 



County Records. — Cumberland, "appears uncommon" (Brown's Cat. 

 Birds of Portland, p. 35) ; Sagadahoc, "rare" (SiDiune}') ; Washington, 

 "rare, seen only in summer" (Boardman). 



Order STEGANOPODES. Totipalmate Swimmers. 

 Family SULID^L Gannets. 

 Genus SULA Brissou. 



Subgenus DYSPORUS Illiger. 



41. (117). Sula bassaua (Luni.). Gannet. 



Au irregular migrant and winter resident along the coast, but 

 seemingly uever abundant. It nests north of the state, being for- 

 merly common on the Gannet Rocks in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. 



County Records. — Cumberland, "winter resident, apparentlj' common" 

 (Brown's Cat. of Birds of Portland, p. 33) ; Kennebec, "accidental, one 

 specimen" (Hamlin's List of Birds of Kennebec Co., p. 173 of the 10th 

 Annual Report Sec'y Me. Bd. Agr.) ; Knox, "very rare" (Racklifl) ; Saga- 

 dahoc, "commou spring and fall" (Spinney) ; Washington, "common down 

 the bay'' (Boardman). 



