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Show 120 Ml(. J. E. HARTING ON ARCTIC BIRDS. [Feb. 7, Case 24. COMMON GUILLEMOT. Uria troile, Linn. Syst. Nat. p. 220. In summer plumage. No locality noted. Common on the northern coasts of Europe and America. A specimen in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution was obtained by the expedition under Capt. Rodgers, on Herald Island, inside Behring's Straits. Case 25. BRUNNICH'S GUILLEMOT. Uria briinnichii, Sabine, Trans. Linn. Soc. xii. p. 539. A good specimen in summer plumage, with the eggs. Brought home in 1851 by Mr. Abernethy, ice-master to H.M.S. 'Felix.' Although similar in colour to Uria troile, this species is recognizable by its much shorter and stouter bill. It is found on the northern coasts of Europe, Asia, and America, and on the last named it is said to be the commoner species (cf Baird, B. N. Amer. p. 915). Cases 26 & 27. BLACK GUILLEMOT. Uria grylle, Linn. Syst. Nat. p. 220; Latham, Ind. Orn. ii. p. 797. Two in summer plumage (26), and one in winter (27). The locality not noted. Case 28. RAZORBILL. Alca torda, Linn. Syst. Nat. p. 210. For this specimen, which is in summer plumage, no locality has been noted. The species is very abundant on the N.E. coast of N. America, and appears to be in every way identical with the Old- World species. Case 29. LITTLE AUK. Alca aile, Linn. Faun. Suec. p. 50. Male, female, and young ; the two last (taken from the nest in Wolstenholm Sound, lat. 76\° N., long. 68° W.) were brought home in 1851 by Mr. Abernethy, ice-master to H.M.S. 'Felix.' Case 30. NORTHERN PUFFIN. Mormon glacialis, Leach (nee Audubon, nee Gould) ; Baird, Birds N. Amer. p. 903. Killed in Behring's Straits, and brought home by Capt. Moore, II.M.S.'Plover,' 1849-50. Professor Baird thinks this may be the young of M. corniculata, Naumann, " only differing from it in having the throat white, or light ashy " (instead of black), " and a short obtuse horn over the eye" (cf. Birds N. Amer. p. 903). It is possible, however, that the specimens which suggested this opinion were immature, or obtained in winter. Professor Newton, who procured several specimens of M. glacialis in Spitzbergen, and who considers it distinct |