ler). Buffle-head Duck, Long-tailed Duck, Hooded Sheldrake, 
Cormorant, Gannet, Common Tern, Marsh Tern, Gray Gull, 
White Gull, Mackerel Gull, Fork-tailed Gull, Burgomaster Gull, 
Auk, Least Auk, Foolish Guillemot, Great Loon, Red-necked 
Loon, Tinker Loon, Pied-bill Grebe, Red-necked Grebe (young 
only), Phalarope, Mother Carey’s Chicken, and, on the mainland 
of the State, Quail and Partridge (Ruffed Grouse). Total, ioi. 
ON SOME OF THE LOWER FORMS OF ANIMAL LIFE. 
By RICHARD BLISS* 
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•Title of paper read before the Society on April 3d, 1SS4. 
