1912] The Ottawa Naturalist. 97 



White-bellied Swallow. A large wave appeared at Stephen- 



ville on June 3rd. The next day they disappeared al- 

 together. 

 Black and White Warbler. A few specimens seen in damp 



evergreen woods. 

 Yellow Warbler. Fairly common. A few nests were located 



the latter half of June. 

 Myrtle Warbler. Only two birds noted. 

 Magnolia Warbler. On June 8th, a nest was located two feet 



up in a small spruce. The bird had not started to lay. 



Fairly common. 

 Black-poll Warbler. This bird's weak song was heard all 



along the Humber River in June. 

 Black-throated-green Warbler. One nest found on June 



13th contained four fresh eggs. It was placed eight feet up 



in a pine tree. 

 Oven-bird. Heard singing in many localities in mixed woods. 

 Water Thrush. Abundant. A nest was found under a bank 



along the Humber River. On June 12th it contained four 



fresh eggs. 

 Maryland Yellow-throat. Common. 

 Canadian Warbler. A moderate summer resident. 

 American Redstart. Saw several males near Bay of Islands. 

 American Pipit. On June 19th, a nest with three fresh eggs 



was found on the side of a moss-covered rock. The nest 



was built of dead grasses only. 

 Winter Wren. Heard everywhere in spruce woods. 

 Red-breasted Nuthatch. Common. 

 Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Abundant. During the second week 



in June several nests were found in small spruce trees, eight 



or nine eggs being the complement in each case. 

 Veery. A few individuals noted. 

 Olive-backed Thrush. Very common. Many nests found 



middle of June on stumps and in spruce trees, three and four 



eggs forming the set. 

 Hermit Thrush. Heard everywhere during the daytime and 



night . 

 Robin. Common. 



DEPLETION OF BIRD LIFE IN NEWFOUNDLAND. 



While the water-fowl are being needlessly slaughtered and 

 exterminated on the sea coast, the birds in the interior are 

 meeting with the same fate. Near two section-houses up on 

 the "barrens" Ptarmigan feathers and skins were scattered 

 about along the railway for some 200 vards. A few casual 

 remarks elicited the fact that one partv had shot over 100 



