1915 BIRDS OF CALIFORNIA 29. 
. Condor, xtv, 1912, p. 41). Latest seasonal occurrence, November 4, off Poimt 
Pinos, Monterey County (Beck, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sei., 4th ser., m1, 1910, p 67). 
59 (107) : Oceanodroma melania (Bonaparte) 
Buack PETREL 
Synonyms—Procellaria melania; Thalassidroma melania; Cymochorea me- 
lania; Oceanodroma townsendi; Black Stormy Petrel. 
Status—Common in summer off our southern seacoast and around the Santa 
Barbara Islands (many records). Recorded north regularly to vicinity of Mon- 
terey Bay (Beck, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., 4th ser., m1, 1910, p. 67). Northern- 
most station: near San Francisco (Brewster, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., x1, 1902, 
p. 32). 
60 (109) Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl) 
WILSON PETREL 
Status—Rare or casual visitant ; one instance: male specimen in Mus. Vert. 
Zool. (no 18742), taken by R. H. Beck on Monterey Bay, August 24, 1910. Not 
previously reported from the north Pacific Ocean. 
61 (118) Anhinga anhinga (Linnaeus) 
WatTER-TURKEY 
Synonym—Darter. 
Status—One living individual scrutinized by Allan Brooks February 9, 1913, 
at Potholes, on the California side of the lower Colorado River, Imperial County 
(Brooks, Condor, xv, 1913, p. 182). Probably of fairly regular occurrence in 
that locality, as it has been reported before from the Arizona side of the Colorado 
River below Yuma. 
62 (120c) Phalacrocorax auritus albociliatus Ridgway 
FARALLON CORMORANT 
Synonyms—Phalacrocorax dilophus; Phalacrocorax auritus; Phalacrocoraxr 
dilophus cincinatus; Phalacrocorax dilophus albociliatus; Phalacrocorax town- 
sendi; Graculus dilophus; Carbo dilophus; Carbo townsendi; Phalacrocorax aurt- 
tus cincinatus; White-crested Cormorant; Double-crested Cormorant; Townsend 
Cormorant; Lesser White-tufted Cormorant. 
Status—Common resident both along the seacoast and on the larger bodies 
of water inland. <A limited migration certainly occurs inland, for especially in 
spring cormorants appear casually at many scattered localities far from suitable 
feeding and nesting grounds. Breeds interiorly as follows: Eagle Lake, Lassen 
County (Townsend, Proe. U. S. Nat. Mus., x, 1887, p. 192) ; Clear Lake, Lake 
County (C. Chamberlin, Nidiologist, m1, 1895, p. 29); Buena Vista Lake, Kern 
County (Linton, Condor, x, 1908, p. 196; Lamb and Howell, Condor, xv, 1913, p. 
116); Tulare Lake (Goldman, Condor, x, 1908, p. 201); Salton Sea (J. Grin- 
nell, Condor, x, 1908, p. 186). Seacoast breeding stations are: Farallon Islands 
(many records) ; San Miguel Island (Willett, Condor, xm, 1910, p. 173) ; Santa 
