2 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



Little Auks* (?) seen frequently in parties of two to eight all day. 

 Two Shearwaters, 600 miles from land. Lat. 60° 1', long. 22° W. 



April 20th. — At 8 a.m., one Manx Shearwater, 770 miles out. 

 Several pairs of little Auks during forenoon. At 5 p.m., two 

 Black-backed Common Shearwaters, 870 miles from land, out- 

 ward bound. No Petrels. 



April 21st. — At 7 a.m., two Common Shearwaters, 1090 

 miles from Fastnet. At 11.30 a.m., two Wilson's Petrels, 1145 

 miles out. Lat. 46° 37', long. 36° 18' ; calm. (Note.— Previous 

 to this date the note was appended to each day's entry, " No 

 Petrels.") 



April 22nd. — At 8 a.m., one Wilson's Petrel (i. e., Oceanites 

 oceanicus, Kuhl.), 1400 miles out from Fastnet ; and one at 

 4 p.m., 1500 miles. At 7 p.m., two large Puffins t flying south. 

 Wind light E. Lat. 44° 11', long. 42° 22'. 



April 23rd. — At 11 a.m., two black-looking birds, like Gulls 

 (? Skuas) flying rapidly to N.E. During the day saw several 

 specimens of the large sea-bird usually seen on the banks (of 

 which we are now within sixty miles). [Probably from descrip- 

 tion the immature of some species of large Gull. — J.A.H. B.]. 

 Numerous small parties of two or three of the Little Auk, and 

 two large Puffins. From 6 to 7 p.m., saw numerous parties of 

 ten to twelve of some kind of (apparently) Plover, flying south. 

 No Petrels. Lat. 42° 28'., long. 43° 39' ; wind light N.E. 



April 24th. — At 7 a.m., threeBlack-footed Petrels, — Fork-tailed 

 Petrel (Thalassidroma leucorrhoa),- and two Wilson's Petrels. 

 At 5 p.m., one Little Auk and one Gull (yellow beak and legs), 

 700 miles from Boston at noon. Lat. 42° 24', long. 55° 05' ; 

 wind light easterly. 



April 25th. — At 8 a.m., six "Shore" Gulls and two Little 

 Auks. At 5 p.m., one Skua. No Petrels. Lat. 42° 24', long. 

 61° 21 ; calm. 



April 26th. — Occasional Gulls all day. No Petrels. Wind 

 light N. ; 141 miles from Boston at noon. 



Return Voyage of Steamship ' Marathon* from Boston, May 3rd. 

 May 3rd. — At 11 a.m., when 220 miles from Boston, one 



" ; - Called "Little Puffins," size of Water Ouzel, in notes. 



f Common Puffin, " Tammy Norie," Fratcrcula arctica (Linn.). 



