Ge?ieral Notes. 
[October 
2 44 
Cory’s Shearwater (. Puffinus borealis ) off the Coast of Massa- 
chusetts. — On the 2d of last August I was out in a yacht collecting 
sea-birds, about thirty miles eastward from the southeast end of Cape 
Cod. Wilson’s Petrels, Pomarine Skuas, Greater and Sooty Shearwaters 
were abundant. Both these Shearwaters were often seen sitting on the 
water in flocks, associating freely with one another, and were easily 
approached. 
On one occasion I sailed up to quite a large flock, and shot a P. fuli- 
ginosus. As the rest rose, I suddenly perceived amongst them a 
Shearwater entirely new to me, and my other barrel soon brought it 
down. The yacht was put about, and I was on the point of laying hands 
on the prize, when it suddenly started up, and was gone, — much to my 
chagrin. Soon, however, I saw a similar one flying about in company 
with several of the common Shearwaters. It presently came near, and 
was shot, proving to be a Cory’s Shearwater. This was enough to keep 
me on the lookout for more, and when about half way in to land, another 
came scaling along over the water, and was also secured. These were 
all that I saw. One of the fishermen, to whom I showed the birds, 
reported having seen a few others the next day. This, however, may be 
open to some doubt. 
In habits they perfectly resemble the other species, but are readily 
distinguished from P. major by their lighter colors, and conspicuously 
large, yellow bill. They are very tame, and when engaged in feeding 
may almost be run down by a boat. Considerable effort is shown in 
rising from the water, but when once a-wing, they fly with great swift- 
ness. 
Nothing is known of them by the fishermen, who perhaps overlook 
them among the thousands of the other commoner varieties. Speci- 
mens were first taken by Mr. Charles B. Cory in nearly the same locality 
where mine were captured, and were described by him in the Bulletin 
of April, 1S81. — Herbert K. Job, Boston , Mass. 
Addendum to List of Birds ascertained to occur within ten 
MILES FROM POINT DE MONTS, PROVINCE OF QUEBEC, CANADA; BASED 
chiefly upon the Notes of Napoleon A. Comeau.- — Mr. Comeau 
has recently sent me skins of the following species that were not in the 
original list (see this Bulletin, Vol. VII. No. 4, pp. 233-242.001. 1882). 
They were all killed at Godbout in May and June, 1883. 
148. Dendroeca caerulescens. — June 7. $ . 
149. Vireo flaviviridis. — May 13. For further remarks upon this spe- 
cies, which has not previously been recorded from Northern North Amer- 
ica, see page 213. 
150. Doliclionyx oryzivorus. — $ . 
15 1. Scolecophagus ferrugineus. 
152. Empidonax niiniffius. 
153. Empidonax trailli. — June 7. 
154. Contopus borealis. — June 6. $. 
