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PACIFIC COAST AVIFAUNA No. 3 



7 (10) Gavia paciflca (Lawrence) Allen. 



Pacific Loon. 



Syn. — Colymbus pacificus; Colymbus arcticus v2x. pacificus; Urinator pacificus. 

 StaTDS— Common winter visitant along the whole length of our coast; apparently con- 

 fined to salt water. 



8 (i i) Gavia lumme (Gunnerus) Allen. 



Red-throated Loon. 



Syn. — Colymbus septentrionalis; Urinator lumme. 



Status — Common winter visitant coastwise along the whole length of the State; con- 

 fined chiefly to salt water. 



9 (12) Lunda cirrhata (Pallas) Pallas. 



Tufted Puffin. 



Syn. — Mormon cirrhata; Fratercula cirrhata. 



Status — Breeds abundantly on the Farallone Islands, and in lesser number near Point 

 Reyes, in Carmel Bay, on San Miguel Island and on Santa Barbara Island; not recorded 

 south of the latter station; seems to be permanently resident on our coast, though more 

 widely disseminated in winter. 



10 (15) Cerorhinca monocerata (Pallas) Cassin. 



Rhinoceros Auklet. 



Syn. — Uria occidentalis; Cerorhina occidentalis ; Cerorhina suckleyi; Sagmatorrhina 

 suckleyi; Cerorhyncha monocerata. 



Status — Fairly common winter visitant along our southern seacoast; said to have for- 

 merly bred on the Farallone Islands. 



11 (16) Ptychoramphus aleuticus (Pallas) Brandt. 



Cassin Auki^et. 



SvN. — Mergulus cassini. 



Status — Permanent resident along the coast wfcU out at sea; breeds abundantly on Santa 

 Barbara and San Miguel Islands and on the Farallones. 



12 (17) Cyclorrhynchus psittaculus (Pallas) Stejneger. ' 



Paroquet Auklet. 



Status — Known only from the record by L,. M. Loomis of five specimens taken in Dec- 

 ember and January on the ocean and bay in the vicinity of San Francisco. 



13 (21) Synthliboramphus antiquus (Gmelin) Brandt. 



Ancient Murrelet. 



Status — Recorded only from the ocean and bay in the vicinity of Monterey in mid- 

 winter. 



14 (23) Brachyramphus marmoratus (Gmelin) Brandt. 



Marbled Murrelet. 



Status — Common winter visitant on the ocean coastwise south to San Diego. 



