2l6 CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 



Diomedea albatrus. Short-tailed Albatross. — June 

 i8th an adult male was shot near the Chinese fishing 

 village at Monterey. It was evidently a straggler that 

 had sought safety within the bay on account of its dis- 

 abled condition, for the outer primaries of the left wing 

 were broken off and the feet bore the marks of gunshot 

 wounds, long healed. It was very tame, and flew only a 

 short distance when pressed. 



Fulmarus glacialis glupischa. Pacific Fulmar. — As 

 has been stated in a previous part of this paper, three 

 examples of the dark phase were taken in August — on 

 the yth, nth, i6th. 



Fulmarus glacialis rodgersii. Rodgers's Fulmar. — 

 A Fulmar with plumage greatly bleached, shot July 12th, 

 appears to be this subspecies, and not a faded example 

 of the light phase of glupischa. A specimen, procured 

 August 20th, is undoubtedly typical rodgersii, it having 

 enough fresh fall plumage for satisfactory determination. 

 July 2d and August ist and 17th, three other white Ful- 

 mars were seen. 



Puffinus creatopus. Pink-footed Shearwater. — 

 They were observed both seasons during August as pass- 

 ing migrants, but were not abundant. In 1894, ^^^ ^^'^^ 

 one was seen July 31st. The flight of these Shearwaters 

 when migrating is not as direct as that of the Black-vented 

 and Dark-bodied. They circle frequently and cross their 

 track, much as Swallows are wont to do when migrating 

 singly or in small companies. 



PufRnus gavia. Black-vented Shearwater. — One 

 was shot August 10, 1892, and six were seen August 27, 

 1894. 



