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General Notes . 
chorea leucorrhoa), and some Skuas ( Stercorarius pomatorhinvs ) and one 
Sterna hirundo. The men were dressing fish, and ‘ Hags ’ were numerous 
and bold, coming within six feet of me to pick up fish livers. Petrels by the 
hundreds all around.” 
Several days of stormy weather followed, when few birds were obtained 
or apparently observed. Later, he says : — 
‘ ‘ September 8. Saw several S. pomatorhinus, P. anglorum, and ‘ Carey Chickens ’ 
this a. m. These birds evidently follow vessels for the garbage. The Petrels 
seem to be flying about all night, as when on deck at night I have often seen a 
black shadow flit by close to me, and on moonlight nights they come up very 
close, even picking bits of gurry off the rail. Shot to-day eleven S. pomatorhi- 
nus, representing two plumages. These birds in the sooty plumage are known 
as Black Marlingspikes. This afternoon a Yellow Warbler (I)endrceca cestiva) 
came aboard, but soon flew away. 
j“ September 9. Shot two S. pomhtorliinus and one ‘Whip-tail.’ This bird was 
not common. I saw only a few. It proved to be Stercorarius cepphus [=para- 
siticus]. Saw two Gray Gulls, which I think were Laras marinas. ‘ Hags ’ have 
been quite scarce the past day or two. 
“ September 12. Shot eight Carey Chickens at once to-day ; they were very 
numerous. 
“ September 15. Made the coast of Nova Scotia, — the first land seen for six- 
teen days. It looked good. Gannets (Sula bassana ) in winter plumage com- 
mon all day along the coast ; also some ‘Hags’ and Terns; nothing new. 
Strange to say, these Gannets are called by their right name. 
‘ ‘ September 16. Saw several ‘ Sea Geese ’ ; they were much tamer than when 
previously seen. At 3 p. m. two Gray Eagles were seen, and at 3.30 a Sharp- 
shinned Hawk flew astern, going north toward the land, some seventy miles 
distant .” 
On September 1 7 Skua and Herring Gulls were seen in Ipswich Bay 
apparently contending for “ tinker ” mackerel. A “ Gray Coot” ( CEdemia 
velvetina ) was also observed. 
Under date of September 5, on Quereau Bank, he notes the appearance 
in the vicinity of the vessel of the Greater Telltale (Totanus melanoleucus) 
and the Turnstone ( Strepsilas interpres ), a single individual of each. On 
August 31, when eiglity-two miles from land, a Yellow Warbler ( Dendrceca 
cestwa) alighted on the vessel, but soon flew away in the direction of the 
land, this making two specimens of this species that visited the vessel 
when out of sight of land. 
Of the species of strictly Sea-Birds noted, the Petrels and the Pomarine 
Jaeger appear to have been the most abundant, in addition to which were 
observed the Skua ( Stercorarius catcirrliactes ), the Long-tailed Jaeger 
(S. parasiticus ), and one or two species each of Terns and Gulls, while 
small flocks of Red Phalaropes were seen on several occasions. Mr. 
Ridgway informs me that Mr. Newcomb’s collection contained also two 
specimens of Richardson’s Skua (S', crepidatus') . — J. A. Allen, Cam- 
bridge , Mass . 
