32 THE BIRDS OF RHODE ISLAND. 



on September 28, 1898, off Warren's Point, West Island, and 

 saw several others." 



(24) 89. Puffinus gravis (O'Reilly). GREATER SHEAR- 

 WATER. Hagdon. Mr. Newton Dexter writes that he has 

 '" seen them off shore following mackerel fleets." 



(25) 94. Puffinus fuliginosus Strickland. SOOTY SHEAR- 

 WATER. Black Hagdon. Mr. Newton Dexter obtained two 

 specimens at Sakonnet Point in May, 1890, he writes, " one, a 

 male, is now in Dr. C. T. Gardner's collection, the other had 

 been picked by a frugal fisherman, but was fully identified." He 

 has seen others at various times. During the great flight in 

 August and September, 1886, which extended from Point Judith 

 to Buzzard's Bay a few of this species were among the Cory's 

 Shearwaters (Puffinus borealis). It is not unlikely therefore, that 

 they were within Rhode Island waters at this time. 1 



(26) 106. Oceanodroma leucorhoa (Vieill.) . LEACH'S 

 PETREL. Stormy Petrel. Mother Carey's Chickens. An uncom- 

 mon transient visitant. Dr. Rives in his paper writes " are found 

 .... the particular variety being probably Leach's Petrel." On 

 June 9, 1889 a solitary bird was taken off Portsmouth Grove, 

 and another bird was taken on October 14, 1891, in Narragansett 

 Bay. On August 29, 1898, eight birds were seen together in 

 Newport outer harbor. Mr. Newton Dexter calls the bird rather 

 rare. 



June 9 to October 14. 



(27) 109. Oceanodroma oceanicus (Kuhl.). WILSON'S 

 PETREL. A not uncommon transient visitant. Mr. Fred T. 

 Jencks took a male in spring plumage at Newport on August 2, 

 i88o, 2 Mr. J. M. South wick writes, Mr. G. M. Gray, of Providence, 

 took ten or twelve off Narragansett Pier in July, 1881, and Mr. 

 Newton Dexter writes that " it is very common off shore in July 

 and August, often coming some distance up the Sakonnet River." 



1 Auk, Vol. IV, No. i, page 71. 



2 Auk, Vol. V, No. 4, page 237. 



