94 The Ottawa Naturalist. [Nov. 



evergreen fenced in is called a "garden " by the Newfoundlander, 

 and in such localities Fox and White-throated Sparrows, Ruby- 

 crowned Kinglets, Robins, Black-poll and Magnolia Warblers, 

 Purple Finches, Thrushes and Alder Flycatchers were nesting 

 commonly. A few hundred yards beyond, Pine Grosebeaks, 

 Water Thrushes, Winter Wrens, Redpolls, Black-throated-green 

 Warblers and Chickadees were breeding and several pairs of 

 Wilson's Snipe had their nests in bogs not more than 200 yards 

 away from dwellings. Generally speaking, birds raise their 

 young where food is most abundant, and this, no doubt, accounts, 

 to a great extent, for the confluence of different species within 

 the zone of civilization during the breeding season. Further 

 inland, the country is less settled and bird life is not so congested. 

 Up on the "barrens" one is forcibly struck by the comparative 

 absence of birds, Gulls, Yellowlegs, and Least Sandpipers being 

 in the majority. 



The following is a list of the birds observed : 



Loon. On May 28th, a female specimen was shot by a section- 

 man. The oviduct contained two eggs. The bird is com- 

 mon. 



Black Guillemot. Saw several flying a hundred yards off 

 shore at St. George's Bay. 



Glaucous Gull. A few miles inland from St. George's Bay 

 six or seven pairs of these birds were breeding on small 

 islands in a lake. On June 3rd, the nests, which were placed 

 on large boulders near the water, contained two or three 

 badly incubated eggs. 



Great Black-backed Gull. One pair had their nest in the 

 same locality as the small colony of Glaucous Gulls referred 

 to above. On June 3rd, the three eggs were ready to hatch. 



Herring Gull. Common. Their breeding grounds were not 

 visited, but large numbers were observed feeding in St. 

 George's Bay. 



Common Tern. Hundreds noted in St. George's Bay the first 

 week in June. 



Black Duck. On June 3rd, a nest containing ten incubated 

 eggs was found on a small island in a lake a few miles inland 

 from the sea. 



Bittern. Eight specimens were noted. Probably fairly 

 common. 



Wilson's Snipe. Abundant. A pair, or mote, were found nest- 

 ing in all the bogs we visited. Many nests with eggs were 

 found the early part of June. The nests 'wore merely 

 depressions in moss lined with a few feathers and tops of 

 grasses. While searching for nests of this species 1 came 



