7. Single egg laid
on the sand at the end of a burrow six feet in length. Collector, A. W.
Anthony.

93.1. TOWNSEND'S SHEARWATER. _Puffinus auricularis._

This bird ranges from Cape St. Lucas, south along the Pacific coast of
Mexico, breeding on the Revillagigedo Islands off the Mexican coast.

[Illustration 067: Pink-footed Shearwater. Black-vented Shearwater.
Townsend's Shearwater.]
[Illustration: right hand margin.]

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94. SOOTY SHEARWATER. _Puffins fuliginosus._

Range.--A common species off the Atlantic coast in summer; breeds along
our northern coasts, and it is also supposed that many of them nest in
southern seas and reach our coasts early in the summer. These
Shearwaters are entirely sooty gray, being somewhat lighter below. They
are called "black haglets" by the fishermen, whose vessels they follow
in the hope of procuring bits of refuse. They commonly nest in burrows
in the ground, but are also said to build in fissures among the ledges.
Their single white egg measures 2.55 x 1.75. Data.--Island in Ungava
Bay, northern Labrador, June 14, 1896. Egg laid in a fissure of a sea
cliff. Collector, A. N. McFord.

95. DARK-BODIED SHEARWATER. _Puffinus griseus._

This is a southern species which, after having nested on islands in the
far south during our winter, comes north and appears off the Pacific
coast of the United States during the summer. It is a similar bird to
the Sooty Shearwater, but is considerably darker and the under coverts
are whitish. Their nesting habits are the same as those of other members
of the family. Size of egg, 2.40 x 1.65. Data.--Stewart's Island, New
Zealand, February 15, 1896. Single egg at the end of a long burrow.

96. SLENDER-BILLED SHEARWATER. _Puffinus tenuirostris._

Range.--Northern Pacific Ocean in the summer, extending from Japan and
Alaska southward. Supposed to breed in the southern hemisphere, as well
as probably on some of the Aleutians in Alaska.

96.1. WEDGE-TAILED SHEARWATER. _Puffinus cuneatus._

Range.--North Pacific, breeding on the Revillagigedo Islands off the
coast of Mexico, and probably on some of the small islands in the Gulf
of California.

97. BLACK-TAILED SHEARWATER. _Priofinus cinerus._

This is a Shearwater which inhabits the southern hemisphere, but which
has accidentally wandered to the Pacific coast of the United States. It
is dark above and whitish below, with black under tail coverts. It
breeds in the far south.

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