Notes, Keviews and Comments. 



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The following list of birds observed at Pictou for the first six 

 months of 1895, gives an idea of the thoroughness in which Mr. Hick- 

 man does his work. This list has been submitted to our associate 

 editor, Mr. A. G. Kingston, dept. of Ornithology, who has prepared the 

 manuscript for the printer, and our best thanks are due to Mr. Hickman 

 for this interesting contribution from the east. 



LIST OF BIRDS OBSERVED AT PICTOU, NOVA SCOTIA, 

 FROM FIRST OF JANUARY TO FIRST OF JULY, 1895. 



By W. A. Hickman, Pictou, N.S. 



SPECIES. 



Northern shrike, Lanius borea- 



lis 



Arctic 3-toed woodpecker, 



Picoides a>cticus 



American golden-eye, Glaucio- 



netta (languid americana . 

 Glaucous gull, Larus glaucus . 

 Canada goose, Branta Cana- 

 densis 



Dusky duck, Anas obscura . . . . 

 American scoter, Oidemia 



americana 



Buffle head, Charitonetta 



albeola 



Whitewinged scoter, Oidemia 



deglandi 



Ivory gull, Gavia alba 



American surf duck, Oidemia 



perspicillata 



Song sparrow. Melospha fas- 



ciata 



Eider duck, Somateria dres 



seri 



F I RSI- 

 SEEN. 



Tan. 



Feb. 



Mch 



Brant, Branta bernicla 



Slate-coloured snowbird, Junco 

 hyemalis 



Shore lark, Otocoris alpestris.. 



Common crossbill, Loxia cur- 

 virostra minor 



White-winged crossbill, Loxia" 

 leucopte 'a ( 



Apr. 



21 



26 

 26 



7 

 16 



18 

 21 



2 j 

 23 



24 

 24 

 30 



30 

 4 



5 

 5 



WHEN 

 COMMON 



Mch. 16 



LAST 



SEEN. 



Apr. 



Jan. 21 

 May 7 

 Feb. 26 

 Mch. 30 j Apr. 26 

 Apr. 13 



1 1 



Apr. 5 



< ; 6 



" 20 



" 15 



Mch. 30 

 Apr. 8 



Apr. 26 

 Mch. 23 

 June 3 



June 9 



Apr. 14 



REMARKS. 



not common, northern 

 migrant. 



rare northern migrant. 



very common n. ami s. 



migrant, 

 rare n. migrant, 

 very commi >n 11. and s. 



migrant, 

 breeds, very common. 



common, s. migrant. 



common, n. and s. mi- 

 grant. 



common, n. and s. mi- 

 grant. 



rare, n. migrant. 



very common, n. and s. 

 migrant. 



breeds, very common, 

 n. and s. migrant. 



common, n. and s. mi- 

 grant. 



very common, n. and s. 

 migrant. 



breeds, S. migrant. 



common, n. and s. mi- 

 grant. 



in i| 11 immi m, n. and s. 

 migrant. 



rare, n. and s. migrant. 



