ANNOTATED LIST. 27 



(6) 27. Cepphus grylle (Linn.). BLACK GUILLEMOT. An 

 extremely rare, irregular winter visitant. There are but three 

 records for the species. A bird taken by Mr. Newton Dexter 

 in January, 1859, in Mount Hope Bay. Mr. Dexter writes me 

 that this "went to the Franklin Society at the time," but he 

 believes it is not in existence now. One shot in Narragansett 

 Bay, Bullocks Point, by Mr. S. W. Thayer of Pawtucket, 1 and a 

 young male taken by Mr. Newton Dexter off Sakonnet Point, 

 November iSth, 1892. 



(7) 30. Uria troile (Linn.). MURRE. There is a record 

 of one bird being taken at Point Judith, and which is now in the 

 possession of Mr. Silas Wright of Wakefield. Mr. F. T. Jencks 

 is the authority for this record. Mr. Newton Dexter writes that 

 "one was taken at Sakonnet in 1894." 



(8) 31. Uria lomvia (Linn.). BRUNNICH'S MURRE. Sea 

 Crow. Foolish Guillemot. Brunnich's Guillemot. An irregular 

 winter visitant along the coast, and has been taken in Narragan- 

 sett Bay, 2 near Bristol, 8 and off Warwick, 4 and in the Black- 

 stone River, above Pawtucket, where, Mr. H. S. Hathaway in- 

 forms me, a small flock were seen, and one was shot on Decem- 

 ber 16, 1894. This bird is now in the collection of Mr. Harry A. 

 Cash of Pawtucket. 



(9) 32. Alca torda Linn. RAZOR-BILLED AUK. A rare 

 winter visitant along the coast. It has been taken a number of 

 times off Sakonnet Point, West Island, and Newport. 5 



November 18 to February 4. 



(10) 34. Alle alle (Linn.). DOVEKIE. Sea Dove. A rare 

 irregular winter visitant, both along the coast and in Narragansett 

 Bay. It has been taken at West Island, Sakonnet River, New- 



1 O. & O. Vol. n, No. i, p. 16. 



2 Ran. Notes, Vol. Ill, No. 2, p. 8. 



3 Dr. Rives' List, p. 41. 



"Ran. Notes, VoL I, No. i, p. 6. 



5 Ran. Notes, Vol. Ill, No. 12, p. 91. 



