134 THE AMERICAN ML\SEUM JOL'RXAL 



Familv ALCID-E. Avks, ^Murres and Puffins. 



Puffin {fratcrcula arcfica). There is but one recent record of its occur- 

 rence, December 15, 1882, Center Moriches, L. I. (Dutcher, Auk. V, 1888, p. 171). 



Black Guillemot (Ccpphus gryllc). Breeds from the Bay of Fundy north- 

 ward : in winter migrates southward, regularly to Massachusetts. It has been 

 found but once in Connecticut (Stony Creek, Dec. 1887. — Sage, Auk, VII, i8go, 

 p. 283), and the only Long Island record, given by Lawrence, is apparently based 

 on a specimen in the Lawrence Collection labeled "Long Island" (Coll. Am. 

 Mus. No. 64,614). 



Briinnich's Murre (Uria loinz'ia). Breeds from the Magdalen Islands 

 northward : in winter migrates southward as far as New Jersey. On the western 

 end of Long Island it is as a rule uncommon ; at the eastern end it occurs more 

 frequently, but is irregular (Dutcher, Auk, II, 1885, p. 38). During some seasons, 

 however, the bird becomes common in our waters (Averill, Auk, VIII, 1891. 

 V- 307)- Giraud's record of "Uria troilc'' doubtless refers to this species. 

 Specimens in the Lawrence Collection originally labeled "L". troile" are U. 

 lomvia. Records of the occurrence of this species on Long Island during the 

 winter are given by Braislin (Auk. XX, 1903, p. 51). 



Razor-billed Auk (Alca tarda). Breeds from the Magdalen Tsla'^ds north- 

 ward: in winter migrates southward, regularly to Long Island and rarely to 

 \'irginia and North Carolina. 



Dovekie {AUe aUc). A species of the far north, migrating southward in. 

 winter, more or less regularh' to New Jersey. With us its numbers vary during 

 •different winters. It is considered b}' Dutcher to be generally a rare bird on 

 Long Island (Abst. Linn. Soc. No. 4, 1892, p. 6), but is given by Scott as a 

 regular winter visitant on the New Jersey coast (Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, IV, 1879, 

 p. 228). 



Order LOXGIPENXES. Loxg-wixged Sw im>[i;rs. 

 Family STERCORARIID.E. Skuas and J.egers. 



Pomarine Jaeger (Stcrcorarius pomarinus). Passes the nesting season 

 chiefly within the Arctic Circle and migrates ' soutliward from July to late 

 October, during which period it is sometimes not uncommon off our coast, its 

 presence depending largely on the abundance of the small fish on which it feeds 

 (Baird, Auk, IV, 1887, p. 71). 



Parasitic Jaeger {Stercorarius parasiticus). Occurs off the coast in this 

 ■\icinity as a regular migrant with the preceding species. 



Long-tailed Jaeger i Stcrcorarius loiigicaiidns). During its migration it 

 is sometimes not unc<inmion oft' our coast. 



F\MiL\' L.KRID.E. Gulls and Terns. 

 Ivory Gull {Pagophila aiha). .\ boreal species of wjiicli there appears to 

 le but one record, that of an adult taken at S:i\viile. L. I.. January 5, 1893 

 (Dutcher, Auk, XII. 189- , p. 2^-0). 



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