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another, though he questions it, was found dead in Newport in 
1877, and still another, a male, in full plumage, was taken at 
Woonsocket on July 16, 1897, now in the Smith collection. 
(22) 77. Hydrochelidon nigra surinamensis (Gmel.). 
Brack Tern. — An irregular spring and fall migrant. A fine 
adult was taken at Newport by Dr. Henry F. Marshall on August 
16, 1880.1 Mr. H. S. Hathaway writes that five, all young, and 
in fall plumage were shot at Sakonnet Point on August 24, 1891. 
Mr. Newton Dexter says that they are “very abundant off 
Sakonnet at times, usually after a heavy southeaster in early 
September.” 
August. September. 
(23) 88. Puffinis borealis Cory. Cory’s SHEARWATER. 
Grew Guil.— An uncommon summer visitant. A bird was sent 
Dr. Wm. C. Rives, on September 30, 1886, by Mr. J. Glynn, Jr., of 
Newport,” and a bird was taken near Point Judith in October, 
1886, which was stuffed by Mr. John Hague, and is now in collec- 
tion of Brown University, and a male was taken at Newport on 
August 27, 1886, collection of Mr. R. L. Agassiz, now in the col- 
lection of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, Mass. 
The capture of these birds would tend to show, as Dr. Rives sug- 
gests, ‘“‘that the flight of these birds extended as far west as the 
mouth of Narragansett Bay.” * This was the year of that remark- 
able flight. Since then the following have been reported: Mr. 
A. C. Bent took a female near Cormorant Rock on October 
26, 1890, one was taken in 1891 in Narragansett Bay, four were 
taken at Newport, October 9, 1892, and mounted for Mr. J. M. K. 
Southwick of Newport, by Messrs. Southwick and Critchly of 
Providence. Two were shot at Point Judith by Mr. N. N. Bishop 
and others, one on Aug. 15, 1894, which is in the collection of 
Mr. H. S. Hathaway, and the other a few days later, which is 
now in the Smith collection. Mr. Newton Dexter writes that 
“the bird has been taken off Block Island, and that he took one 
1 Bull. Nut. Orn. Club, Vol. V, No. 4, p. 237. 
? Auk, Vol. V, No. 1, p. 108. 
