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33. Arctic Tern. 



Sterna paradiscaa (Bruhn.). 



From Dease Lake south, through the interior of the Mainland to Okan- 

 agan Lake. Two specimens — one taken at Dease Lake by James Porter, and 

 another shot at Okanagan Lake by A. C. Brooks, September, 1897. 



HYDROCHELIDON Boib. 



34. Black Tern. 



Hydroclielidon nigra surinamensis (Gmel.). 



Not common. I observed it at Okanagan, June, 1895. Taken at Sumas 

 and Okanagan Lake by A. C. Brooks, Burrard Inlet, Fraser River and 

 interior of Mainland. (Fannin.) 



Ordek TUBINARES. Tube-nosed Swimmers. 



Family DIOMEDEID^. Albatrosses. 

 DIOMEDEA LiNN^us. 



35. Black-footed Albatross. 



Diomedea nigripes (AuD.). 



West Coast of Vancouver Island. (^Fannin.) Rare at Queen Charlotte 

 Islands. (Rev. J. H. Keen.) One specimen taken near Nanaimo, June 13th, 

 1904. 



36. Short-tailed Albatross. 



Diomedea alhatrus (Pall.) 



In April, 1894, I found this species quite common in the Pacific Ocean, 

 near Cape Beale. 



Tolerably common on both coasts of Vancouver Island, but more abundant 

 on the West Coast ; a few have been taken in the straits off Victoria 

 Harbour. (Fannin.) 



Family PRO0ELLARIIDiE3. Fulmars & Shearwaters. 



FULMARUS Stephens. 



37. Pacific Fulmar. 



Fulmarus glacialis glupischa (Stejn.). 



One specimen taken at Chemainus, Vancouver Island, November, 1895. 

 (Fannin.) 



PUFFINUS Brisson. 



38. Black-vented Shearwater. 



Puffimos opisthomelas (Coubs). 

 Not common ; four specimens taken off Albert Head, October 24th, 1891. 



