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Obs. — Dresser (1. c.) also mentions one presented to the Frome Insti- 
tute, by Mr. Horner of Mills Park, as a “Dusky Shearwater,” which he 
surmises to be of this species. Having been so often confounded with the 
young of P. major , it is difficult to discriminate its records. 
France. 1. One, adult female, Le Crotoy, Dept, de Somme. Marmot- 
tan and Yian, Bull, de la Soc. Zool. de France, 1879, p. 249. 25 Sept,, 
1872. 
2. One, adult male, Le Crotoy, Marmottan and Yian, 1. c. 9 June, 
1875. 
Obs. — Degland and Gerbe (Orn. Eur., II, p. 381) also mention the 
occurrence of this species several times near Dieppe, on the coast of Nor- 
mandy, but no specific instances are noted. 
Faroe. 1. One, off the island of Nolro, a female. Fielden, Zool., 
1875, p. 4495; 1878, p. 154. 4 Aug., 1873. 
2. One, same place, a male. Fielden, 1. c. 26 Oct, 1876. 
LXII. Larus atricilla, L. Laughing Gull. 
Great Britain. 1. One, out of five, near Winchelsea. Montague, 
Orn. Diet. (Harting, Hand-book Br. B., p. 185.) In Montague coll., 
Brit. Museum. Aug., 1774. 
2. Two seen, near Hastings. Montague, op. cit. (Harting, 1. c.) ? 
3. One, Lodmoor, Weymouth. Thompson, Zool., 1851, p. 3055. 
Winter, 1850. 
France. 1. One, adult male, Le Crotoy, Dept, de Somme. Marmottan 
and Yian, Bull, de la Soc. Zool. de France, 1879, p. 249. 29 June, 
1877. 
Obs. — Degland and Gerbe (Orn. Eur., II, 431) mention one as said to 
have been killed in the Department of Calvados, but this seems to require 
confirmation. 
Austria. 1. One, in winter plumage, near Trieste. Isis, Cah. 12, p. 
1269. (Deg. and Gerbe, Orn. Eur., II, p. 431.) 1829. 
LXIII. Larus Philadelphia, Ord. Bonaparte’s Gull. 
Great Britain. 1. One, on the Lagan, near Belfast. Thompson, 
Ann. Nat. Hist., 1848, p. 192. (Zool., 1849, p. 2069.) 1 Feb., 1848. 
2. One, on Loch Lomond. Sir G. Leith, Zool., 1851, p. 3117, and 
1867, p.966. April, 1850. 
3. One, on one of the English Lakes. Yarrell, Br. B., Ill, p. 555. ? 
4. One, off Skerries, County Dublin. Hon. T. L. Powys, Zool., 1855, 
p. 4762. In coll, of C. W. Watkins. 14 Feb., 1855. 
5. One, Dublin Bay. Blake Knox, Zool., 1866, p. 306. July, 1864. 
6. One, Falmouth Harbor. Rodd, Zool., 1865, p. 9501. In coll, of 
late Mr. Couch. Autumn, 1864. 
Heligoland. 1. One. Gatke, in lit., 25 May, 1878. Jan., 1845. 
