Stormy Petrel (Thalassidroma pelagi- 
ca) was shot on the Connecticut River, 
opposite Springfield, Mass., a few years 
ago The specimen is about six inches 
long, its plumage, rusty black, except back 
of the thighs and above the tail, which is of 
white. The upper mandible is long and 
terminates with a short hooked nail. The 
wings i esemble the swallows and are large 
for the bird. The feet are small, anterior 
toes webbed, hind toe only a claw. The 
oily nature of the bird is very noticeable 
in this specimen. Before it was skinned 
its presence was very perceptible by the 
smell, reminding one of an old-fashioned 
oil lamp.— O. B. Deane. 
O.&o. Vlll. June. 1883 .p, 
7iS- Stormy Petrel ( Thalassidroma fielagica). -By O. B. Deane 
bld 7 P ' M--Shot at Springfield, Mass., “a few years ago.” (The 
species was evidently a ‘Stormy’ Petrel, but probably not T. pelagic ! ) 
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