water in a 00 u^auug uccij wicn one anorrrer. ana 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 
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head is much duller than when 1 saw the bird last May, and now falls 
lower upon the neck, but, instead of covering the auriculars. only encir! 
cles the eyes with a very narrow line above and below, which disappear; 
at the lores. The coloring of the auriculars is such that I think beforj 
long this part too will be of a like gray color, and will finally take on thi 
former silvery effect. The crown patch of dark brown continues from iti 
125a 685a Pileolated Warbler, 
127 686 Canadian Warbler, 
128 687 American Redstart, 
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