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66. Pelionetta perspicillata Kaup. Surf Duck. Com- 

 mon in fall and spring, and some remain through the winter. 



67. Oidemia americana Swain. Scoter. Autumn and 

 winter. Not uncommon ; often abundant. 



68. Somateria mollissima Leach. Eider Duck. Not 

 uncommon in winter. 



69. Somateria spectabilis Leach. King Eider. Eare 

 visitant in winter. 



The Smew (Mergellus alhellus Selby) Mr. E. A. Samuels 

 attributes -to this State, having seen a specimen which 

 he was told was taken in Massachusetts Bay. 



The American Pelican ( Pelecanus erythrorhyncus Gme- 

 linj has recently been taken at Calais, Me., (G. A. Board- 

 man, Proc. B. S. N. H., vol. ix, p. 130) and, according to 

 DeKay, was formerly numerous on the Hudson and other 

 rivers and lakes of New York. It probably occurs as a 

 chance visitor in this State. 



70. Sula bassana Ross. Gannet. Occasional on the 

 sea coast in fall and winter. 



71. Graculus carbo Gray. Common Cormorant. 

 " Shag." Common near the coast in fall and winter. 



72. Graculus dilophus Gray. Double-crested Cormo- 

 rant. Not uncommon near the coast in winter. 



73. Procellaria glacialis Linn. Fulmar Petrel. Spring 

 and autumn visitant. 



74. Thalassidroma Wilsonii Bon. Wilson's Petrel. Not 

 uncommon off the coast. Have seen specimens taken 

 near Chelsea Beach. 



75. Thalassidroma pelagica Bon. Mother Cary's Chick- 

 en. Rare, off the coast, as far south as Provincetown. 

 (E. A. Samuels.) 



76. Puffinus major Bon. Greater Shearwater. Not 

 common. Off the coast in winter. 



77. Puffinus fidiginosus Strick. Sooty Shearwater. 

 Coast in autumn and winter. Not common. 



78. Puffinus anglorum Temn. Mank's Shearwater. 

 Rare, off the coast in winter. 



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