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*297. Sterna macrura Nord. ARCTIC TERN. Abundant summer 

 resident along the coast. 



The form described as Sterna portlandica by Mr. Ridgwny (Amer. 

 Nat., VIII, 1874, 433), and since referred to S. macrura by Brewster 

 (Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. N. Y., XI, 1875, 201) and Saunders (Proc. Zool. 

 Soc., Lond., 1876, G50) has been taken ou Muskeget Island (Brewster, 

 Am. Sports., V, 249, Jan. 16, 1875). 



*298. Sterna dougalli Munt. (S. paradisea auct.) ROSEATE 

 TEUN. Common along the coast in summer. 



*299. Sterna superciliaris var. antillarum Cones. LEAST TERN. 

 Common along the coast in summer. 



300. Sterna fuliginosa Gmcl. SOOTY TKUN. Accidental. Two 

 recent records of its capture in Massachusetts, Lawrence, Oct. 29, 

 1876 (Deane, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, II, Jan., 1877, 27) ; Williamstown, 

 Sept., 1876 (Tenney, Am. Nat., XI, 1877, 243). Also several times 

 taken recently in Connecticut and Rhode Island, Saybrook, Conn., 

 summer of 1876 (Purdie, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, II, Jan., 1877, 22; 

 see also J/em'am, Rev. Birds Conn., 1877, 134). From these records 

 it appears that six specimens were taken in Connecticut, one in Rhode 

 Island, and two in Massachusetts, during 1876, mostly in September. 



301. Hydro chelidon lariformis Cones, SHOUT-TAILED TERN; 

 BLACK TKIIX*. Accidental, or very rare. Ipswich, taken by Mr. C. J. 

 Maynard (Allen, Am. Nat., Ill, Feb., 1870, 644). 



302. Cyrnochorea leucorrhoa Coues. LEACH'S PETREL. Com- 

 mon winter visitant along the coast. 



303. Oceanites oceanica Coucs. WILSON'S PETREL. Common 

 oft' the coast. 



304. Pufflnus major Fabr. GREATER SHEARWATER. Common 

 off the coast, especially in winter. 



305. Puffinus fuliginosus Strick. SOOTY SHEARWATER. More 

 or less common off the coast, especially in winter. 



*308. Colymbus torquatus SrUnn. LOON; GREAT NORTHERN 

 DIVEU. More or less frequent resident. 



307. Colymbus septentrionalis Linn. RED-THROATKD DIVEU. 

 Common winter visitant along the coast; rare in the interior; most 

 numerous in autumn and spring. 



308. Podiceps cornutus Gmel. HORNED* GREBE. Chiefly a 

 winter visitant, but not common ; a few remain in summer. 



309. Podiceps griseigena var. holbolli Cones. RED-NECKED 

 GREBE. Chiefly a winter visitant; not common. Sometimes met 

 with in summer. 



*310. Podilymbus podiceps Lawr. PIED-BIIXED GREEK. Rather 

 rare resident; more common in spring and fall than at other seasons. 

 311. Utamania torda Leach. RAZOR-BILLED AUK. Not uncom- 

 mon winter visitant along the coast. 



