8 FAUNA OF NEW ENGLAND. 



PYGOPODES. CEPPHI. 



ALCIDAE. 



ME., N. H., MASS. Formerly a winter visitor coastwise. 

 R. I., CONN. Probably occurred formerly as a winter visitoi 

 coastwise (bones in shell heaps at Block Id., R. I.). 



14. ALLE ALLE (Linne) Stejneger. 



Dovekie; Ice-bird; Knotty; Little auk; Pine-knotty; Rotche; 

 Sea dove. 



Alca die Linne, Syst. nat, ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 131. "IN 

 EUROPAE, AMERICAE ARCTICAE OCEANO." 



Mergulus alle Linne. Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1844, vol. 7, 

 p. 257, pi. 469. Egg, Seebohm, 1896, p. 95, pi. 26, fig. 3. 



Rocky coasts; nests on ledges or in crevices of sea cliffs. 



ME. Uncommon winter visitor coastwise, casual inland; 

 Late Nov.-Mar. 15. 



N. H. Uncommon winter visitor coastwise; casual inland. 



VT. Accidental winter visitor. 



MASS. Uncommon winter visitor, coastwise; casual inland. 

 (Sept.) Nov. 4-May 1. 



R. I. Rare and irregular winter visitor coastwise; casual in- 

 land. Nov. 14-April 27. 



CONN. Rare and irregular winter visitor coastwise; casual 

 inland. (Sept.) Nov. 10. 



LONGIPENNES. 



STERCORARIIDAE. 



15. MEGALESTRIS SKUA (Briinnich) Ridgway. 



Skua; Great Skua; Sea-hen. 



Catharacta skua Brtinn., Ornith. borealis, 1764, p. 33. "E 

 FEROA & ISLANDIA." 



Megalestris catarrhactes (Linne"). Saunders, Cat. birds Brit- 

 ish mus., 1896, vol. 25, p. 315. 



