Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences . tes in his preface that hisbirds were mostly drawn in Carolina and Georgia, where he spent several yearsin drawing them. A few were drawn in the Bahamas, where he spent about ayear, mostly on the fishes and plants. He does not say that he made ani/drawings in Bermuda, where he probably made a mere passing visit. TheBluebird does not occur in the Bahamas. His figure clearly represents the com-mon North American variety. A. £J. Verrill—Additions to the Fauna of the Bermudas. 59 of which a few were seen, may breed in small numbers wit
Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences . tes in his preface that hisbirds were mostly drawn in Carolina and Georgia, where he spent several yearsin drawing them. A few were drawn in the Bahamas, where he spent about ayear, mostly on the fishes and plants. He does not say that he made ani/drawings in Bermuda, where he probably made a mere passing visit. TheBluebird does not occur in the Bahamas. His figure clearly represents the com-mon North American variety. A. £J. Verrill—Additions to the Fauna of the Bermudas. 59 of which a few were seen, may breed in small numbers with thecommon species. I may add that the European Starling has beentaken several times, and may have become naturalized, but if so itis still rare. MAMMALS. Phoca vetulina ? (Linn^). Common Harbor Seal. A seal, appaiently of this species, has been taken at Bermuda. Askin is still preserved in the local collection made by the late , at St. Georges. It may, however, be the young of theWest Indian seal. Orca gladiator Gray=Orca orca (Linne). Figure 6.—Killer. I was told by fishermen that this species is occasionally seen inBermuda waters. Grampus griseus Ciivier. Grampus. This species is also found in Bermuda waters, according to thelocal whalers. Delphinus delphis (Linne). Dolphin. This common oceanic dolphin also occurs in the waters around theBermudas and should be considered as belonging to its fauna. Probably several other related cetaceans occur, more or less fre-quently, in the vicinity of the islands. While we were at Bermuda, in April, 1901, a small sperm Avhale,about 30 feet long, was captured and brought to St. Georges, whereit was put on exhibition for a few daj-^s. Sperm whales are not rare in the waters a few miles from Ber-muda, but they are far less common than they were formerly. The Biscay Right Whale {Balama cisarctica Cope = J>. Bis-cayensis Gervais) is now very rare in these waters, where it wasonce common. 60 A. E. Yerrill—Addition
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