194 The Ottawa Naturalist. (Jan. 



76,863, probably near where Lyall found it, as he travelled along 

 the same trail. 



Antennaria neodioica. Greene var. Gaspensis, Fernald. 



Ottawa Naturalist XIX: p. 156. 



When this plant was described by Mr. Fernald it was known 

 from the Bay of Chaleurs and the upper part of the Gulf of St. 

 Lawrence. Specimens collected by Prof. Macoun at Jupiter 

 River, Anticosti, August 20th, 1883, No. 70,448, have recently 

 been determined as this varietv bv Mr. Fernald. 



BIRDS OBSERVED AT COBOCONK, ONT. 



By J. A. MiTNRo, Toronto. 



May 22nd, 23rd and 24th of 1909 were spent by the 

 writer in the vicinitv of Coboconk, Victoria County, and the 

 following notes were made on the birds of the district : 



Observations were confined to a tract of about 400 acres, 

 the greater part of which is covered with original forest, maple, 

 elm, Initternut, birch and a few hemlock, spruce and balsam. 

 The second growth is chiefly oak, black ash, iron wood, birch 

 and poplar. Between the wooded portion of the farm and the 

 lake there are 60 acres of cleared ground, on which the stumps 

 of the old pine forest, cut 40 years ago, are still standing. Some 

 of these fire blackened stubs are ten to fifteen feet high and 

 afford excellent nesting places for Robins, Bluebirds and 

 Bronzed Grackles. Within the last few years a number of the 

 stumps have been removed and piled at the edge of the clearing. 

 The deep cavities between the roots were used as nesting sites 

 by Robins and Song Sparrows. 

 Spotted Sandpiper Two seen. 

 Ruffed Grouse Slightlv on the increase ; one nest containing ten 



eggs was found within 500 yards of the farm house. 

 Sparrow Hawk One seen. 

 Arctic Three-toed Woodpecker One seen. 

 Red-headed Woodpecker-^One seen. 



Northern Flicker Common ; one pair nesting in a hemlock stub. 

 Whip-poor-will Common. 

 Nighthawk Common. 

 Kingbird Common; they frequently build on top of the pine 



stumps near the water. 

 Crested Flycatcher Common. 

 Phoebe Common. 



