i6 PACIFIC COAST AVIFAUNA No. 3 



55 (107) Oceanodroma melania (Bonaparte) Stejneger. 



Black Petrel. 



Syn. — Procellaria melania; Thalassidroma melania; Cyniochorea melania; Oceanodroma 

 townsendi. 



Status — Fairly common resident on the ocean oflF the southern part of the State; re- 

 corded north to vSanta Barbara Island; breeds on Los Coronados Islands off San Diego. 



56 (108) Oceanodroma homochroa (Coues) Ridgway. 



Ashy Petrel. 



Syn. — Cyniochorea homochroa. 



Status — Fairly common in summer on the adjacent ocean; breeds on the Farallones and 

 San Miguel Island. 



57 ( 1 08.1) Oceanodroma socorroensis Townsend. 



Socorro Petrel. 



vStatus — Fairly common, according to A. W. Anthony, off San Diego in summer, and 

 breeding on Los Coronados Islands. 



58 (120 c) Phalacrocorax auritus albociliatus (Ridgway) Grinnell. 



Farallone Cormorant. 



Syn. — Phalacrocorax dilophus albociliatus; Graculus dilophus; Phalacrocorax dilophus; 

 Phalacrocorax dilophus cincinatus; Phalacrocorax dilophus var. Jloridanus; Phalacro- 

 corax cincinatus; Phalacrocorax townsendi; Carbo toiunsendi; Carbo dilophus. 



Status — Common resident coastwise and on the larger bodies of water inland; breeds at 

 numerous points on the islands and coast as well as in the interior (Eagle Lake, Clear 

 Lake). 



59 (122) Phalacrocorax penicillatus (Brandt) Heermann. 



Brandt Cormorant. 



Syn. — Carbo penicillatus; Graculus penicillatus. 



Status — Abundant resident along our whole coast; breeds at many points on the main- 

 land coast and the islands. 



60 (123 b) Phalacrocorax pelagicus resplendens (Audubou) Ridgway. 



Baird Cormorant. 



Syn. — Graculiis bairdi; Graculus violaceus ; Phalacrocorax violacetis resplendens; Grac- 

 ulus violaceus var. bairdi; Phalacrocorax resplendens; Phalacrocorax pelagicus robustus; 

 Phalacrocorax violaceus; Phalacrocorax palagicus. 



Status — Common resident along our whole seacoast; breeds at many points on the coast 

 and islands. 



61 (125) Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin. 



American White Pelican. 



Syn. — Pelecaftus trachyrhyjichus; Pelicanus molince. 



Status — Common migrant through the interior valleys, many wintering in the southern 

 part of the State; breeds abundantly at lakes east of the Sierras (Eagle Lake). 



