1915 BIRDS OF CALIFORNIA 7 
7 (10) Gavia pacifica (Lawrence) 
Paciric Loon 
Synonyms—Colymbus pacificus; Colymbus arcticus var. pacificus; Urina- 
tor pacificus; Pacifie Diver. 
Status—Common winter visitant on the ocean and estuaries along our 
whole coast (many records); occurs on Humboldt, San Francisco and San 
Diego bays, but not known from any interior locality. 
8 (11) Gavia stellata (Pontoppidan) 
RED-THROATED LOON 
Synonyms—Colymbus septentrionalis; Urinator lumme; Red-throated 
Diver. 
Status—Recorded as a common winter visitant on the ocean and bays at 
various points along the coast, from Tomales Bay (J. and J. W. Mailliard, MS) 
to San Diego. Appears to be confined closely to salt water; only two interior 
records: Fort Crook, Shasta County (Townsend, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., x, 1887, 
p- 191), and Sequoia and General Grant National Parks, Tulare County, ‘‘rare 
winter visitant’’ (Fry, U. S. Dept. Interior, General Information Regarding 
Sequoia and General Grant National Parks, Season of 1912, p. 7); the latter 
doubtfully authentie. 
) (GI) Lunda cirrhata (Pallas) 
TuFTED PUFFIN 
Synonyms—Mormon cirrhatus; Fratercula cirrhata. 
Status—Breeds abundantly on the Farallon Islands; in smaller numbers 
at Point Reyes (C. A. Allen, Orn. & Ool., v1, 1881, p. 18; J. and J. W. Mailliard, 
MS), Carmel Bay (Loomis, Proce. Calif. Acad. Sei., 2nd ser., v, 1895, p. 211), 
near Port Harford (Willett, Condor, x1, 1909, p. 186), at San Miguel Island 
(Streator, Orn. & Ool., xm, 1888, p. 53; Willett, Condor, xm, 1910, p. 172; H. 
Wright and G. K. Snyder, Condor, xv, 1913, p. 88), on Anacapa Island (H. 
Wright and G. K. Snyder, loc. cit.), and on Santa Barbara Island (J. Grinnell, 
Rep. Bds. Santa Barbara Ids., 1897, p. 22; H. Wright and G. K. Snyder, loc. 
cit.). Not recorded at any season south of San Nicolas Island where of but 
casual occurrence (Willett, Pac. Coast Avif. no. 7, 1912, p. 10). The species 
is permanently resident on our waters, though more widely dispersed in win- 
ter. In the vicinity of Monterey it has not been observed from February to 
April (Beck, Proce. Calif. Acad. Sci., 4th ser., m1, 1910, p. 59). 
10 (14) Fratercula corniculata (Naumann) 
Hornep PUFFIN 
Status—Rare winter visitant. One record: specimen taken by H. W. Mars- 
den at Pacific Grove, Monterey County, February 17, 1914 (Bishop, Condor, 
xvi, 1914, p. 204). The bird was a female in winter plumage and is now no. 
26172 of the L. B. Bishop collection. 
