BIOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WOODS HOLE AND VICINITY. 
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Family Testudinim;. 
Malaclemmys centrata concentrica (Shaw). Dia- 
mond-back terrapin (northern variety). 
J. A. Allen, 1870, p. 260 ( Malacoclemmys palus- 
tris); True, 1884, p. 156 ( Malacoclemmys palus- 
tris ); Bangs, 1896, p. 159 ( Malaclemmys terra- 
pin ); Henshaw, 1904, p. 3 ( Malacoclemmys ter- 
rapin)', Hay, 1905, pp. 1-9. 
Nantucket (?) and New Bedford. — Allen, True. 
Wareham. — Allen. Buzzards Bay. — Bangs, 
Hay. Wareham River, common; Acushnet 
River, near New Bedford, occasional; may be 
Malaclemmys centrata concentrica — Continued. 
taken seining. — V. N. Edwards. A fair-sized 
specimen taken in Wareham River by Dr. E. 
D. Congdon in 1908. 
Bangs states that prior to 1895, or thereabouts, 
this tortoise was “common in the creeks and 
salt marshes of Buzzards Bay,” it being “no 
unusual sight to see six or eight fine terrapin 
sunning themselves on a single rock.” The 
animal has become comparatively scarce, 
however, owing to its being caught for the 
market. 
Class AVES. 
Family Coeymbid^E. 
Colymbus holboellii (Reinhardt). Holboll’s grebe. 
Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 20. 
Bristol County, probably an uncommon winter 
visitant; Nantucket, rare. — H. & A. Vicin- 
ity of Woods Hole, fairly common as a win- 
ter resident; most abundant in November. — 
Edwards. Male and female specimens in Mr. 
Edwards’s collection dated December 1 and 
December 21, 1890. 
Colymbus auritus Linnaeus. Homed grebe. 
Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 20. 
Bristol County, common winter visitant to coast; 
Nantucket, common. — H. & A. Vicinity of 
Woods Hole, common as a winter resident; 
present from November till May. — Edwards. 
Male and female specimens in Mr. Edwards’s 
collection dated December 1 and December 
12, 1890. 
Podilymbus podiceps( Linnaeus). Pied-billed grebe. 
Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 20. 
Bristol County, rather uncommon transient visi- 
tor. — H. & A. Woods Hole. — V. N. Edwards, 
L. Jones, I. A. Field. Present from fall till 
May. — Edwards. Male specimens in Mr. Ed- 
wards’s collection dated November 12 and De- 
cember 6, 1902, (former shot in the Eel Pond). 
Family Gaviid^. 
Gavia burner (Briinnich). Loon. 
Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 21. 
Of general distribution throughout the region; 
very common in winter, less so in summer. 
Living birds occasionally taken in the fish- 
traps and kept in the “shark pool” of the 
Woods Hole station, where they speedily be- 
come very tame. Specimens in Mr. Edwards’s 
collection dated March 17, 1888, and January 
14, 1893. 
Gavia stellata (Pontoppidan). Red-throated loon. 
Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 21. 
Bristol County, uncommon winter visitor along 
coast; Nantucket, common. — H. & A. Vine- 
yard Sound, in summer. — L. Jones, I. A. Field. 
Common locally as a migrant, but not common 
in winter. — Edwards. Specimens of both sexes 
in Mr. Edwards’s collection dated February 
28, and March 27, 1889, and April 10, 1894. 
Family Alcid.E. 
Fratercula arctica (Linnaeus). Puffin. 
Woods Hole, rare. — Edwards. Specimens in 
Mr. Edwards’s collection dated January 18, 
1902, and January, 1904. 
Cepphus grylle (Linnaeus). Black guillemot. 
Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 24. 
Nantucket, scarce. — H. & A. Woods Hole and 
Hadley Harbor, in winter, rare. — Edwards. 
Specimens in Mr. Edwards’s collection dated 
February 10, 1891 (both sexes), December 19, 
1898 (male). 
Uria lomvia (Linnaeus). Briinnich’s murre. 
Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 24. 
Bristol County, a winter visitor; Nantucket, 
common. — H. & A. Woods Hole, in winter, 
common. — Edwards. Specimens in Mr. Ed- 
wards’s collection dated January 18, 1890, and 
December 21, 1891 (both sexes). 
Alca torda Linnaeus. Razor-billed auk. 
Plowe and Allen, 1901, p. 23. 
Nantucket, scarce. — H. & A. Woods Hole, 
usually common in winter; abundant during 
season of 1908-9. — Edwards. Specimen in 
Mr. Edwards’s collection dated December 12, 
1889, and December 21, 1898 (both sexes). 
