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Name, B. 0. U. List. 



Lams argentatus 



Lariis f 11SCU3 



Larus caniis 



Lams marinus 



Larus ichtliyaetus 



Larus ridibundus 



Larus minutus 



Xerna sabinii 



Stercorarius catarrbactes . 

 Stercorarius pomatorkinus 

 Stercorarius crepidatus . 

 Stercorarius parasiticus, . . 



Procellaria pelagica 



Procellaria leucorrhoa . . . 



Oceanites oceaiiicus 



Puffiaus auglorum 



Puffinus griseus 



Puffinus major 



Puffinus obscurus 



Fulmar us glacial is 



(E.^trelata hresitata 



Bulweria columbina 



Colymbus glacialis 



Colymbus arcticus 



Colymbus geptenti-ionalis 



Podiceps cristatus 



Podiceps griseigena 



Podiceps auritus 



Podiceps uigricollis 



Tacbybaptes fluviatilis . . . 



Alca torda 



Alca impeunis 



Lomvia troile 



Lomvia brueniiiclii 



Uria grylle 



Mergulns alle 



Fratercula arctica 



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Name in Hand-list. 



Larus argentatus 



Larus fuscus 



Larus canus 



Larus marinus 



Larus icbthyaetus 



Larus ridibundus 



Larus minutus 



Xema sabini 



Stercorarius sJiua 



Stercorarius pomarinus . 

 Stercorarius parasiticus 

 Stercorarius longicuudus 

 Hydrohates pehu/icus ... 

 Oceanodroma leucorhoa . , 

 Oceanites oceanicus . . , . 



Pujfinus puffinus 



PutKnus griseus 



Priffinus yravis 



Puffinus obscurus 



Fulmarus glacialis . . . , 

 Pterodroma hasitata . . . , 



Bulweria huhoerii 



Gavia immer , 



Gavia arctica 



Gavia stellafn , 



Colymhus cristatus . . . , 

 Coiy7)ihus yriseiyena . . , 



Colymbus auritus , 



Colymbus 7iiyricoJJis , . . , 



Colymbus ruficoUis 



Alca torda 



Alca impennis 



Uria troile 



Uria lomnia 



Uria grylle 



yillc alie 



Fratercula arctica 



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It will be seen by tins Comparative List that of the 376 

 names comprised ia the ' B. O. U. List' more than one-half 

 would have to be altered in order to bring the ' B. O. U. List ' 

 into conformity with the ' Hand-list.' This is, as I consider, 

 so great a defect in the projected change that, in my opinion, 

 the alterations could not be effected^ even if other matters 

 could be satisfactorily arranged. It is possible, however, that 

 the Committee of the B. O. U. now at work on Nomenclature 



