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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 
Alle alle (Linnaeus). Little auk. 
Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 23. (No local refer- 
ences.) 
Woods Hole, in winter, common, a hundred 
sometimes being seen in a flock. — Edwards. 
Male and female specimens in Mr. Edwards’s 
collection dated December 10, 1895, and De- 
cember 8, 10, and 12, 1898. 
Family Stercorariid^e. 
Nlegalestris skua (Briinnich). Skua. 
Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 31; G. M. Allen, 1909, 
p. 9. 
Pollock Rip, one female, September 10, 1884. 
Stercorarius pomarinus (Temminck). Pomarine 
jaeger. 
Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 31. 
Buzzards Bay. — H. & A. Woods Hole, Buzzards 
Bay, Vineyard Sound; common in summer 
and fall. — V. N. Edwards, L. Jones, I. A. Field. 
A female specimen in Mr. Edwards’s collection 
dated August 2, 1888; a male dated October 
29, 1890. 
Stercorarius parasiticus (Linnaeus). Parasitic jae- 
ger. 
Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 31. 
BuzzardsBay. — H.&A. WoodsHole; Buzzards 
Bay; Vineyard Sound. — V. N. Edwards, L. 
Jones, I. A. Field. Present in spring, summer 
and fall. Male specimens in Mr. Edwards’s 
collection dated August 12 and August 29, 1888. 
Stercorarius longicaudus Vieillot. Long-tailed 
jaeger. 
Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 31. 
Nantucket, occasional. — H. & A. Woods Hole 
in spring and fall. — Edwards. Specimens in 
Mr. Edwards’s collection dated August 12, 
1888 (female), October 13, 1894. 
Family Larid,e. 
Pagophila alba (Gunnerus). Ivory gull. 
G. M. Allen, 1909, p. 10. 
Monomoy Island, December 1, 1886; “acci- 
dental winter visitor.” 
Rissa tridactyla (Linnaeus). Kittiwake gull. 
Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 30. 
Bristol County, uncommon winter visitant of the 
coast; common in fall; Nantucket, com- . 
mon. — H. & A. Woods Hole, sometimes com- 
mon in November and December. — Edwards. 
Specimens in Mr. Edwards’s collection dated 
November 29, 1888 (both sexes), November 20, 
1890 (female). 
Larus leucopterus Faber. Iceland gull. 
Woods Hole, in winter, generally rare, though 
common during the season of 1908-9. — Ed- 
wards. 
Larus marinus Linnaeus. Black-backed gull. 
Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 29. 
Bristol County, rather common winter visitor off 
the coast; Nantucket, common. — H. & A. 
Woods Hole, a fairly common winter resi- 
dent. — Edwards. A male specimen in Mr. 
Edwards’s collection dated January 10, 1896. 
Larus argentatus Pontoppidan. Herring gull. 
Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 29; G. M. Allen, 1909, 
P- ! 3 - 
Bristol County, abundant winter visitant; Nan- 
tucket, common. — H. & A. Vicinity of 
Woods Hole, common in winter, occasional in 
summer. Most of them come in September 
and leave in May. — Edwards. This gull 
nested at Weepecket Island in 1882. — Mackay, 
cited by Allen. Male and female specimens 
in Mr. Edwards’s collection dated February 
27, 1889, and February 4, 1901. 
Larus delawarensis Ord. Ring-billed gull. 
Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 30 (no local records). 
Woods Hole, in late summer and autumn, fairly 
common. — L. Jones, I. A. Field. Mr. Edwards 
has only seen this gull in winter. A male speci- 
men in Mr. Edwards’s collection dated Janu- 
ary 17, 1893. 
Larus atricilla Linnaeus. Laughing gull. 
Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 29; G. M. Allen, 1909, 
P- IS- 
Nantucket, common; breeding on Muskeget. — 
H.&A. The latter colony, according to Dr. 
Jones, consisted of about 500 individuals in 
1904. The average number of eggs in a nest 
is about three; and the young are fed on Am- 
modytes, just as young terns are; likewise on 
insects, etc. The laughing gull comes after 
the terns appear, and disappears about the 
same time as the latter. — Edwards. Male 
specimens in Mr. Edwards's collection dated 
September, 1900 and August 10, 1906; afemale 
dated August 8, 1895. 
Larus Philadelphia (Ord). Bonaparte’s gull. 
Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 28. 
Bristol County, common on migrations; Nan- 
tucket, common. — H. & A. Woods Hole, 
fairly common in fall as a migrant. — Edwards. 
Specimens in Mr. Edwards’s collection dated 
November 20, 1890 (female)’, December 12, 
1894 (both sexes), December 1, 1895 (male). 
