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SOOTY SHEARWATER (Puffinus gr-iaeus) 

 This species has the same habits as our two other species 

 and is usually found associated with them, but is much less 

 common. Oddly enough, however, it has been observed from 

 the shore more often than the others. At a distance it appears 

 all black and is unmistakable. 



Long Island. Rare summer visitant. May 29 to October 13. 

 There is a specimen in the Lawrence Collection taken by Giraud 

 on Long Island. The Dutcher Collection contains two specimens, 

 taken respectively at Amityville, June 19, 1895, and Gardiner's 

 Island, June 23, 1895. More recently taken at Montauk, August 

 15, 1907 (J. A. Weber); seen off the beach at Mastic, October 13, 

 1913; seen off Jones Beach, May 29, 1921 (Griscorn and J. M. 

 Johnson). 



ORIENT. One record, Gardiner's Island, as above. 

 MASTIC. One record as above. 



LONG BEACH. One picked up dead May 30, 1921 and 

 presented to the Museum by Mr. George E. Hix; another 

 found dead and much decomposed on July 7, 1921 (Bicknell). 



BLACK- CAPPED PETREL (Mstrelata ha.ntata) 

 Accidental. One record, Quogue, July, 1850. 



LEACH'S PETREL (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) 

 A pelagic species, occurring in this latitude during its 

 migrations, about which little is known. There are only six 

 definite records for Long Island. 



Leach's Petrel may occur more commonly than is sup- 

 posed, as it could be overlooked very easily among the 

 abundant Wilson's Petrels. Its forked tail is not noticeable 

 except under favorable circumstances, but it is distinctly 

 larger and browner than its relative. 



Long Island. Status not satisfactorily determined. Five old 

 records. May 4 to June 15; July 27; R. C. Murphy shot two 

 specimens from the Sound beach, near Mt. Sinai, October 21 and 

 22, 1904, a record overlooked by both Braislin and Eaton. 



New Jersey. A specimen was "caught in Elysian Fields, 

 Hoboken, November 3, 1861 by Wm. Cooper" and presented to 

 George N. Lawrence, and is now in the American Museum. 



