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nests built out on large boulders in the centre of "ponds," but 

 as the water was very cold and over our heads in depth, we could 

 not examine them. 



4. Great Black-backed Gull. Generally distributed 

 along the western coast, and breeding. A few pairs were found 

 nesting on small islands in "ponds" adjacent to the Bav of 

 Islands, on June 10th. 



5. Herring Gull. Common resident. Observed every- 

 where off the Banks of Newfoundland, but their numbers are 

 being rapidly decimated by the fishermen. 



6. Common Tern. We saw a small colonv at Bav of 

 Islands on June 7th. At this date they had not started to build. 



7. Leach Petrel. Several burrows of this species located 

 on an island, June 10th, but as the holes invariably ran under a 

 large rock, a pick axe was necessarv to examine the contents. 



8. American Merganser. Nest found, containing 9 

 fresh eggs. May 19th, on the Banks of the Humber River. 



9. American Golden-eye. Nest containing 8 fresh eggs 

 found in a dead tree near the Humber River, Mav 21st. 



10. American Eider. Saw two birds of this species at 

 St. George's Bay, June 9th. 



11. Canada Goose. Common breeder. At the time of 

 our visit the young were already hatched out and when thev 

 were approached the anxious parents were heard "honking" 

 in the vicinity. 



12. American Bittern. One individual heard "pump- 

 ing" on June 1st; was undoubtedly breeding. 



13. Wilson's Snipe. A very abundant species and noted 

 wherever there was bog. One bird was heard overhead con- 

 tinuously from 9.30 p.m. to 4.30 a.m., June 9th. A nest 

 containing 3 fresh eggs was found on a mound in a spruce bog, 

 June 8th. On June 12th, another was located where the young 

 had just left, as evidenced by the egg shells lying about. 



14. Least Sandpiper. Common. Several nests exam- 

 ined between June 3rd and 12th; one had three eggs and two 

 others had four eggs, each in various stages of incubation. The 

 sets were simply laid in depressions in moss off the margins of 

 "ponds." 



15. Greater Yellowlegs. Saw a number up on the 

 "plains" where the bird's harsh cries may be heard at anv 

 time. A nest of this species was found, June 3rd, with 4 badly 

 incubated eggs, which were simply laid on a hill adjoining a 

 large tract of spruce bog. On June 13th, two others w T ere 

 discovered in a similar location, four handsomely marked eggs 

 being the complement in each case. 



