2AA. General Notes. [October 



Cory's Shearwater {^Puffinus borealis) off the Coast of Massa- 

 chusetts. — On the 2d of last August I was out in a jacht collecting 

 sea-birds, about thirty miles eastward from the southeast end of Cape 

 Cod. Wilson's Petrels, Pomarine Skuas, Greater and Sooty Shearwaters 

 were abundant. Both these Shearwaters were often seen sitting on the 

 water in flocks, associating freely with one another, and were easily 

 approached. 



On one occasion I sailed up to quite a large flock, and shot a P. fuU- 

 ginosiis. As the rest rose, I suddenly perceived amongst them a 

 Shearwater entirely new to me, and rny other barrel soon brought it 

 down. The yacht was put about, and I was on the point of laying hands 

 on the prize, when it suddenly started up, and was gone, — much to my 

 chagrin. Soon, however. I saw a similar one flying about in company 

 with several of the common Shearwaters. It presently came near, and 

 was shot, proving to be a Cory's Shearwater. This was enough to keep 

 me on the lookout for more, and when about half wa_v in to land, another 

 caine scaling along over the water, and was also secured. These were 

 all that I saw. One of the fishermen, to whom I showed the birds, 

 reported having seen a few others the next day. This, however, may be 

 open to some doubt. 



In habits they perfectly resemble the other species, but are readily 

 distinguished from P. major by their lighter colors, and conspicuously 

 large, yellow bill. They are very taine, and when engaged in feeding 

 may almost be run down by a boat. Considerable eflFort is shown in 

 rising from the water, but when- once a-wing. they fly with great swift- 

 ness. 



Nothing is known of them by the fishermen, who perhaps overlook 

 them among the thousands of the other commoner varieties. Speci- 

 mens were first taken by Mr. Charles B. Cory in nearlv the same locality 

 where mine were captured, and were described by him in the Bulletin 

 of April, iS8i. — Herbert K. Job. Bostoti, Mass. 



Addendum to List of Birds ascertained t;o occur within ten 

 MILES from Point de Monts, Province of Quebec, Canada; based 

 chiefly upon the Notes of Napoleon A. Comeau. — Mr. Comeau 

 has recently sent me skins of the following species that were not in the 

 original list (see this Bulletin. Vol. VII, No. 4, pp. 233-242, Oct. 1SS2). 

 They were all killed at Godbout in May and June, 18S3. 



148. Deiidroeca caerulescens. — June 7. $. 



149. Vireo flaviviridis. — May 13. For further remarks upon this spe- 

 cies, which has not previously been recorded from Northern North Amer- 

 ica, see page 213. 



150. Dolichonyx oryzivorus. — $ . 



151. Soolecophagus f errugineiis. 



152. Enipidonax minimus. 



153. Empidonax trailli. — June 7. J. 



154. Contopiis borealis. — June 6. J. 



