ORNITHOLOGY OF THE BERMUDAS. 
Phalacracorax dilophus. 
Plotus anhinga. 
Tachy petes aquila. 
Pelicanus fuscus. 
Podiceps cornutus. 
Podiceps carolinensis. 
Larus occidentalis. — “ Three specimens met with in 1847.” — W. 
Larus zonorhynchus. 
Larus argentatus. 1 
t . • 7 . 7 ( • — “ A few arrive m winter.’ — W. 
Larus tndactylus. J 
Xema atricUla.} „ , . , „ w 
Xema sabinii J — rare ’ on v once me f with. — W. 
Sterna fuliginosa. — “I have only once met with this bird.” — W. 
Thalassidroma wilsonii. — “ Common outside the reefs, never 
seen inside, and not known to breed on any of the rocks or 
islands.”— W. “ The fishermen tell me, that T. wilsonii breeds on 
the same rocks (Cooper’s Islands) where the cinereous sheerwater’s 
eggs have been this year obtained. The rock is very difficult of 
access, and it is only in a perfect calm that a boat can land.”* T. 
VERNAL VISITANTS. — ('Accidental.) 
Myiodoctes mitratus . — 30th March, 1847. 
Milvulus tyrannus. — In March, 1847-8. 
Nycticorax cayenensis. 
ACCIDENTAL STRAGGLERS FROM THE EASTERN HEMISPHERE. 
Saxicola oenanthe. 
Crex pratensis. “ Once met with. Shot on 25th October, 
184 ,. -W. This specimen was sent to Mr. Yarrell from Ber- 
mu< a, and in reply to my inquiries regarding it, he writes, “ It is 
a young bird of the year, perhaps bred in a northern latitude, and 
forced westward hy the strong winds of the autumnal equinox 
when crossing the sea on its way south.” 
Sco^ galUnago.-^M a couple in December, 1847. 
The bills of these being much longer, their size less, and haring 
hC h “’ °“ * adult bird and 
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