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Southern Hemisphere. There appears to be no reason- 

 able question in this case. The bird is said to have 

 been shot at Harpswell, Casco Bay, Maine, and is now 

 preserved in the collection of the Natural History Soci- 

 ety of Worcester, Mass., where it is or was labelled 

 " Manks Shearwater." The identification of the speci- 

 men rests upon Mr. Purdie's authority. I have seen a 

 letter to Mr. Purdie from Mr. E. H. Forbush, of Wor- 

 cester, - containing a statement from a Mr. Wooley, 

 writing from Sabattis, Me., certifying to the capture 

 of the bird at the place named, some eight years ago. 



The occurrence of this waif in Maine, and of the 

 other above mentioned in New York, leads us to re- 

 flect how little is accurately known of the remarkable 

 family Procellariidce. The number of species of these 

 wandering sea-birds which frequent our waters is dis- 

 puted; and, among those known to do so, the life- 

 history of only a single one (Cymochorea leucorrhoa) can 

 be considered to have been thoroughly studied upon our 

 own coast. Extended and reliable observations are 

 required to perfect our knowledge of this subject. 



