1909] 



The Ottawa Naturalist. 



149 



Abronia latifolia, Esch. 



Found by many collectors in the vicinity of Victoria, 

 Vancouver Island. Very fine specimens of this species were 

 collected on the west coast of Vancouver Island at Long Beach, 

 north of Ucluelet by Mr. Wm. Spreadborough in 1909. Roots 

 were found which in their dried state are three inches in 

 diameter, they were nearly six inches in diameter when 

 collected. 



BIRD MIGRATION, 1908. 



Observations Made on Sable Island, Nova Scotia. 



By R. S. Bouteillier. 



When first 

 seen. 



Semipalmated Plover April 17 



Robin " 20 



White-throated Sparrow " 22 



Tern " 25 



Piping Plover May 10 



Least Sandpiper " 14 



Roseate Tern " 14 



Swallow " 14 



Martin " 14 



House Sparrow " 21 



Phalerope ^ " 22 



Black-throated Green Warbler.. . " 25 



Black-polled Warbler " 25 



Maryland Yellow-throat " 25 



Blackbird June 2 



Greater Yellowleg July 8 



Pectoral Sandpiper " 22 



White-rumped Sandpiper " 24 



Black-belHed Plover Aug. 16 



Golden Plover " 20 



Yellow-rumped Warbler " 15 



Black-throated Blue Warbler. ... " 16 



Least Tern " 16 



Blue-winged Teal " 19 



Pine Grosbeak " 19 



Sora Rail " 19 



Pipet " 19 



Blackbird " 19 



Number 

 seen. 

 2 or 3. 

 about 12. 

 several, 

 several. 

 2. 

 2. 

 2. 



a few. 

 a few. 

 2. 



about 20. 

 1. 

 1. 

 1. 

 1. 

 2. 

 1. 



30. 

 3. 



several. 

 2 or 3. 

 1. 



several. 

 2. . 

 1. 

 1. 



several. 

 1. 



