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oird it was evidently one of the Little Crested Auks, apparently Szmor- 
hynchus cristatellus —a bird he had otherwise never seen or heard of, but 
which he very accurately described. That the bird was one of the little 
Crested. Auks there can be no doubt.” J. A. Allen; Auk, Vol. II, No. 4, 
Oct 1065..p- 339- 
31. Fratercula arctica (Linn.). PurFFIn. 
An uncommon winter visitant to the coast. The only pre- 
served Massachusetts specimen we know of is one from Cohasset 
from the Collection of Matthew Luce, Jr., now in the Museum of 
Comparative Zoélogy (No. 36021). 
[November] to [March].* 
Cohasset: One instance. Essex County: “Winter. Rare.” 
32. Hydrochelidon nigra surinamensis (Gmel.). Buack 
TERN. 
A not uncommon summer visitant and autumn migrant. Casual 
inland. 
June ro to September 26. 
Ipswich: Three instances. Nantucket: ‘* Not very abundant, August 
usually.” Wellesley: ‘‘ Casual.” 
33. Gelochelidon nilotica (Hasselq.). GuLL-BILLED TERN. 
A rare straggler from the south. There is one record: 
Lpswich, one taken in September, 1871, by Mr. C. J. Maynard, 
and now in Mr. William Brewster’s collection.! 
34. Sterna caspia Pallas. Caspian TERN. 
An irregular and uncommon visitant along the coast. ‘The 
records are: Chatham, quite numerous in the first week of 
May, 1875, and fairly numerous in August and September, 1878, 
and also observed at various points from /pszwich (at this latter 
locality a flock of about six was seen, one of which was secured, 
September 15, 1871) to Wantucket;* Boston Harbour, a young 
* Dates in brackets are approximated from other New England sources 
where actual Massachusetts dates are unavailable. 
1 Brewster; Amer. Nat., Vol. VI, No. 5, May, 1872, p. 306. 
? Brewster; Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. IV, No. 1, Jan., 137 5,4DD- LAs 05: 
