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been secured in a region far remote from the supposed 

 habitat of the species, the types and third specimen having 

 come from New Zealand seas. It may confidently be 

 expected that persistent observation off Monterey will add 

 to the list of pelagic wanderers from austral regions. 



Puffinus creatopus. Pink-footed Shearwater. — The 

 following were seen: One, Sept. 21 ; a few, Sept. 23; one, 

 Sept. 25; twenty-five, Sept. 26; two, Sept. 29; five, Oct. 

 2; one, Oct. 6; upwards of forty, Nov. 6; about two hun- 

 dred, Nov. 7; a dozen, Nov. 10; thirty to forty, Nov. 11. 



Puffinus opisthomelas. Black-vented Shearwater. — 

 This species occurred as a transient, and was very abun- 

 dant, particularly during October and November. 



Puffinus griseus. Dark-bodied Shearwater. — These 

 Shearwaters, in transitu, were exceedingly abundant on the 

 23rd and 24th of September. Afterwards the species rap- 

 idly declined in the scale of abundance, in October and 

 November only stragglers appearing. 



Puffinus tenuirostris. Slender-billed Shearwater. — 

 A female was secured Nov. 7. On the same day several 

 other small dark Shearwaters were seen, which perhaps 

 belonged to this species. It is probable the migration was 

 just commencing, for Slender-billed Shearwaters were 

 numerous off Monterey in December, 1895.^ 



Phalacrocorax penicillatus. Brandt's Cormorant. — 

 As at other seasons of the year, Brandt's Cormorants were 

 abundant. 



Phalacrocorax pelagicus. Pelagic Cormorant. — The 

 small ' Shag ' was quite common. 



Pelecanus calif ornicus. California Brown Pelican. — 

 Pelicans were conspicuous from the outset. On the 3rd of 

 October it was evident that reenforcements had arrived. 

 From that date they were very common. 



1 Calif. W. B. No. II, p. 28. 



