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Family, TACHYPETIDJE. 



265. Tachypetes aquilus (Linne) Vieillot. Frigate Pelican; Man-of-war 

 Bird. 



An extremely rare accidental visitor from the South. But one 

 instance of its occurrence in New England has been recorded, and 

 that was published in the Naturalist, by Mr. Grinnell, nearly two 

 years ago : " The occurrence of Tachypetes aquilus in Connecticut is 

 not generally known, Long Island being, up to this time, the northern- 

 most locality on record for this bird. A female of this species was 

 killed at Faulkner's Island in this State, in the autumn of 1859, and 

 is now in the collection of Captain Brooks. It was hovering over 

 the island when shot."* I have seen this specimen in Capt. Brooks's 

 Cabinet. 



Family, L.ARIDJE. 



266. Stercorarius parasiticus (Briinn.) Schaeff. Richardson's Jaeger. 



A rare winter visitor. Linsley gave it from Bridgeport, Conn. I 

 have lately seen a specimen in the cabinet of Mr. John H. Sage, of 

 Portland, Conn., which was killed at that place in the fall of 1875. 



267. Stercorarius Buffoni (Boie) Coues. Long-tailed Jaeger. 



A rare straggler from the far North. Not previously recorded 

 from Connecticut. I have just received, from Mr, Wm. F. Lane, a 

 beautiful adult specimen of this Larine plunderer, which he shot on 

 the Community Lake at Wallingford, Conn., August 30th, 1873. 

 Mr. Lane writes me that he was out sailing on the lake, with his 

 brother, when they noticed a curious bird, unlike any they had ever 

 before seen. " It was chasing a swallow, which it soon caught, and 

 then lit on the water with the swallow in its mouth, and commenced 

 swimming around and did not seem to be very wild." Mr. Lane 

 then went ashore for his gun, and, on returning, sailed so close to the 

 bird that his brother was obliged to splash the water with an oar 

 in order to make it fly, and as it rose he shot it. He says : " The 

 bird was alone and had been flying around the lake for about an 

 hour when I shot it. I noticed that it was very swift on the wing, 

 also a very fast swimmer. It did not seem at all afraid of anyone." 



NOTE. The Pomarine Jaeger, Stercorarius pomatorhinus (Tem- 

 minck) Vieillot, doubtless occurs as a rare winter visitant. 



* Am. Nat., vol. ix, No. 8, p. 470, Aug., 1875. 



