LARIDÆ.--Arctic Tern, _Sterna macrura_.--Longstone L.H. May 15th, first heard. August 9th, most left breeding haunts. September 2d, a few about. Little Tern, _S. minuta_.--Spring: Spurn, April 15th, first. May 5th, many. Yarmouth, April 25th and 26th, on Breydon. Languard L.H., May 9th, two. Sandwich Tern, _S. cantiaca_.--Farn L.H., April 12th, first heard. August 9th, "most have left breeding places." September 1st to 30th, great flocks all round islands. Terns.--Redcar, August 12th, all day passing; 13th, less. September 4th, great many common Terns at sea; 11th, the same. Yarmouth, September 14th, flocks of young Terns to S. 22d May, at sea, going S.
LARINÆ.--Gulls.--Whitby, February 10th, Herring Gulls first came to cliffs early morning; July 9th, first young on wing; August 29th, young and old left for sea. Farn L.H., April 12th, Lesser Black-Backed Gulls first returned to nesting quarters. Little Gull, _Larus minutus_.--Redcar, September 9th, one young shot. Flamborough, October 3d, three shot. Languard L.H., September 3d, two "Cream-Coloured Gulls," the first seen here.
STERCORARIINÆ.--Skuas.--Farn L.H., August 11th, several chasing Terns. September 10th, two Buffon's Skua. Redcar, August 13th, one Richardson's Skua; 31st, two or three; September 7th and 10th, very plentiful at sea. Longstone L.H., September 2d, many Skua along shore. Cley, 25th, some Skua seen. Llyn Wells L.V., October 10th, 7 A.M. to 9.30 P.M., flock of 130 "Boatswain Skua;" 13th, flocks of Gulls and Skua. February 8th, 1886, great numbers of Skua Gulls.
PROCELLARIIDÆ.--Storm Petrel, _Procellaria pelagica_.--Languard L.H., October 25th, 2.15 A.M., one caught. Farn L.H., October 31st, S.S.E., one struck, not killed; November 10th, S., one at daylight on gallery. Kentish Knock L.V., November 11th, night, several. South Sand Head L.V., 11th, two on board. Hasbro' L.V., 12th, twenty all night, four killed. Coquet L.H., November 14th, N.W. (six), one caught on lantern. Shearwater.--Longstone L.H., September 2d, one, all black, seen. Fulmar Petrel, _Fulmarus glacialis_.--Yarmouth, October 31st, caught at sea. Redcar, three shot early in November.
ALCIDÆ.--Common Guillemot, _Lomvia troile_.--Flambro', February 5th, 1885, great number off breeding quarters. Longstone L.H., March 7th, many on the rocks, "are seven days earlier than in 1884." Farn L.H., February 25th, "thousands flying near nesting haunts." April 12th, "have taken to rocks." November 28th several Black Guillemot off island. Little Auk, _Mergulus alle_.--Longstone, October 14th, two. Puffin, _Fratercula arctica_.--Farn L.H., April 12th, returned to nesting quarters. Longstone, 14th, first seen, "four days earlier than last year."