At the tim^Mr. Boardman’s Tern was shot, three specimens of Hydro- 
chelidon nigra were sent to him from the same locality/which Tern seems 
to be of unusual occurrence on the Maine coast. The first coast record 
was given by Mr. N. C. Brown in this Bulletin (Yol. IV, p. 108). 
t BuLLN.O.O. 5, Jan., J>« 
Two young examples of Hydrochelidon lariformis were taken in 
Scarborough the past autumn, and are probably, with one exception, 
the first detected within the limits of the State. Professor Verrill 
gives the bird as rare in Maine, but writes me of it: “I think its 
occurrence rests on examinations of a specimen or specimens formerly 
in the Portland Natural History Society’s collection before it was 
burned. I cannot remember whether I ever saw more than one or 
not.” And since not only the Society’s entire collection, but all its 
records, were destroyed in the great fire of 1866, it must remain a 
matter of doubt whether more than one specimen existed in its cabi¬ 
net before that time. 
BmU,N,O.C. 4, April, 1879, p. /OS'. 
Mr. Brewster has more than once advanced good evidence to the effect 
that the Short-tailed Tern (Hydrochelidon lariformis) should be considered 
a regular and not uncommon visitor to suitable localities on the New 
England coast.f Specific records for Maine are. notwithstanding, few as 
yet.. Two recent specimens should go on the list. One of these "was 
killed in Scarborough, the other at Wells Beach, York County, in 
the autumn of 1881. — Nathan Clifford Brown, Portland, Maine. 
f See especially this Bulletin, Vol. VI, pp. I 24 “ 2 S- 
+ See this Bulletin, Vol. IV, p. 108, and Vol. V, p. 63. 
Bull. N. O.O, 7, July, 1882, P. / f O . 
