26 BIRDS OF OHIO. 



This loon is casual as a winter visitor in the state. There 

 have been a number of specimens captured since that 're- 

 corded by Dr. Wheaton, which was captured neat Kelley's 

 Island instead of in Sandusky Bay, Mr. Roscoe J. Webb, 

 who secured the specimen from Mr. Crane in whose col- 

 lection it was, tells me. 



6. (11.) GAVIA LUMME (Gunn.). 292. 



Red-throated Loon. 



Synonyms: Colymbus septentrionalis, Urinator lumrae, Colym- 



bus lumme. 

 Red-throated Diver. 

 Wheaton, Ohio Agri. Rep. for 1860, 371, 379. 



This loon is everywhere rare in the state. It has been 

 taken at Cincinnati, according to Mr. Dury and Dr. Lang- 

 don, and at Wheelersburg, Scioto county, by Rev Mr. Hen- 

 ninger. It is rare on Lake Erie. No dates of migration 

 can be given, but it is probably to be found in late March. 



ORDER LONGIPENNES. Long-winged Swimmers. 

 Family STERCORARIID^E. Skuas and Jaegers. 



Two species of this small family reach our state more or 

 less regularly, but are rare everywhere. They are the birds 

 of prey among the gulls and terns, getting a large part of 

 their living by forcing the gulls and terns to drop their 

 catch of fish, thus stealing it from them. It is not clear 

 whether these birds ever eat the garbage thrown out from 

 cities into the ocean; if hard pressed for food they might 

 do so. 



7. (36.) STERCORARIUS POMARINUS (Temm.). 286. 



Pomarine Jaeger. 



Synonyms: Stercorarius pomatorhinus, Larus pomarinus. 

 Wheaton, Ohio Geol. Surv., 1882, 545. 



The records of this rare species are as follow : H. E. 

 Chubb, Cleveland, fall of 1880 (Wheaton, 1882) ; E. L. 



