LONGIPENNES. 27 



Moseley, Sandusky, Oct., 1889 (Cook, Birds of Michigan, 

 26) ; A. Hengartner, Lorain, date not known. It is likely 

 to be found on any of the larger waters with flocks or com- 

 panies of gulls. 



8. (37.) STERCORARIUS PARASITICUS (Linn.). 



Parasitic Jaeger. 

 Synonyms: Lams parasiticus. 



Smith, Raymond W., Journal Gin. Soc. Nat. Hist., XIV, 1891, 

 107. 



The specimen here recorded was captured near Lebanon, 

 at the close of a week of very stormy weather, in the latter 

 part of March or the early part of April, 1880. Name of 

 captor not given. It was given to Mr. J. E. Gould, who 

 preserved it in his collection. This appears to be the first 

 published record. 



E. L. Moseley reports three specimens preserved in local 

 collections in Sandusky as follows : Oct. 6, 1895 ; Sept. 13, 

 1899 ; also 'a Jaeger probably of this species Sept. 20, 1889,' 

 Frey. There is a specimen of this species in the collection 

 of Mr. A. Hengartner, Lorain, which Mr. Hengartner shot 

 near Lorain on the lake shore. 



Another specimen is recorded by Prof. F. M. Comstock, 

 in The Auk, XIII, 1896, 171, captured near Sandusky, in 

 November, 1895. Prof. Cor^.stock also mentions a record 

 in the Cleveland Academy of Science Proceedings, by Dr. 

 Kirtland, of a specimen probably of this species captured 

 at the mouth of Rocky River, in November, 1857. Volume 

 and date of the publication not given. 



Family LARID^E. Gulls and Terns. 



Sub-family LARTN^. Gulls. 



The gulls differ from the terns in generally larger size 

 and in their manner of feeding, as well as somewhat in the 

 food eaten. There are two gulls regularly found in the 



