V.-380 Sterna Flew on board, wounded in the breast, off Maui (Sand- wich Is. March 1856 Reserved in alcohol Key No: 16 V.-381 Fulica (Si.-12.) young) Found in considerable numbers feeding the scarce fledged young in a fresh water pond near Hilo, Hawaii. March 1856 Shot by W.S. In Keg No: 17 V.-382 Sterna Caught on the Equator, in the Pacific O. lon. about 150°W April 1856 (W.S.) V.-383 Bittern Shot on the shores of a small river in Tahiti, April '56, W.S) In Keg No: 17 V.-384 Anas Shot in a small river at Tahiti. April 1856. 2 spec. imens preserved in Key No. 17 V.-385 Totanus Shot on a rocky sea shore at Hilo, Hawaii, April 1856 (W.S.) In Keg No: 17 V.-386 Alca? Small species which appeared in abundance on the waters of Servaume Strait Sept. 1. 1856 Apparently full-grown In Chest No.