312 COUES, BIRDS OF NEW ENGLAND. 



Lomvia /Svarbag Cones. Briinnich's Guillemot. (Alca 

 lomvia, Linn. Catarrhactes lomvia Bryant. Uria troille 

 and Svarbag, Briinn. Not troille of Linnseus. Cepphus 

 arra, Pallas. Uria arra, or Uria Brunnichii of most 

 authors."- Putn., p. 222; Cassin, B. N. A., p. 914. 

 Uria Francsii Leach, Giraud, p. 377 ; Peab., p. 400.) 

 The thick-billed species, figured by Audubon, pi. 345. 

 Common winter resident. Found as far south as New 

 Jersey. Not known to breed within the limits of New 

 England. (Omitted from Sam., 0. O.) 



Nos. 1143, 1192, winter. Essex Co. 



Mergulus alle Vieill. Sea Dove. "Dovekie." Com- 

 mon winter resident. Not known to breed within the 

 limits of New England. 



Nos. 191, 1136, 1137, adults, winter. Essex Co. 



ADDENDA. 



Strix pratincola Bon. Barn Owl. This rather south- 

 ern species has only recently been authenticated as occur- 

 ring in New England. " The first and only specimen I 

 ever knew taken in New England was killed near Spring- 

 field, Mass., about the last of May, of the present year." 

 (J. A. ALLEN, MS.) Mr. Lawrence includes it in his 

 New York list. 



.T urdus ncevius Gm. Varied Thrush. This Pacific 

 species has at length been authenticated as a straggler in 

 New England. " A specimen was shot near Boston in 

 December, 1864." (J. A. ALLEN, MS.) For other in- 

 stances of its occurrence in the Atlantic States, see Baird, 

 B. N. A., pp. xxi, 219; Cabot, Proc. B. S. N. H., iii, 

 p. 17; Allen, p. 82; Lawrence, p. 281. 



Mr. Allen informs me that he has carefully examined 

 the specimen of supposed Turdus nanus, recorded by Mr. 

 Samuels (Am. Nat., ii, p. 214), and found it to be only 

 an unusually small, bright colored, immature example of 

 T. Swaimonii! 



Hesperiphona vespertina. Add to the record of this 

 species at Woodstock, Canada, Mr. Lawrence's notice of 



