around Lakes Superior and Huron, 271 



10. Syrnium nebulosum, (L.) Barred Owl. Campment D'Ours, begin- 



ing of September. 



11. Surnianyctea, (L.) Snowy Owl. I was informed by a good au- 



thority that this owl has been seen on Manitoulin 

 Island. 



12. Bubo Virginianus, (Gmel.) Great Horned Owl. Seen and heard 



at the mouth of Root River, Tth September. Mr. Mur- 

 ray informs me that he has killed two of these owls 

 on the Meganitouwau River. 



13. B. asiol (L.) Little Screech Owl. One seen on Kee-wee-naw 



Point. 



14. Caprimulgus vociferus, (Wils.) Whip-poor-will. Mouth of Root 



River, 6th and tth September ; near Campment 

 D'Ours, 9th September. 



15. Chordeiles Virginianus, (Briss.) Night Hawk. Common along the 



south side of Lake Superior and the St. Mary's River. 

 A nest with an almost full grown young one and an 

 egg, on which the parent bird was still sitting, was 

 found at Point aux Pius, 23rd July. 



16. Hirundo bicolor, (Vieill.) White-bellied Swallow. Numerous on 



the south shore of Lake Superior, especially about 

 the mouths of rivers. 



17. H./wZra, (Vieill.) Cliff Swallow. Pictured Rocks, Grand Island, 



Gorlais Bay, Namainse.* 



18. Muscicapa iyrannus, (L.) Tyrant Flycatcher or King Bird. South 



side of Lake Superior and north of Lake Huron. A 

 nest of this bird in an old shed at the Sault Ste. Marie 

 contained four eggs on the 20th of July. 



19. Sylvicola maculosa, (Lath.) Black and Yellow Warbler. South side 



of Lake Superior; does not appear to be common. A 

 male was shot near Iroquois Point, 15th June. 



20. Parus atricapillus, (L.) Black Cap Titmouse. Abundant on both 



sides of Lake Superior and north side of Lake 

 Huron. 



21. Dolichonyx oryzivoral (L.) Rice Bird. Observed at Two-Heart 



River, 19th June ; Sousonwagami Creek, 9th July. 



22. Sialia Wilsonii, (Swainson.) Common Blue Bird or Blue Robin. 



Numbers at Little Current on the Yth of October. 



23. Turdus migratorius, (L.) Common Robin. On the south and east 



shores of Lake Superior, at the Sault Ste. Marie, and 

 various places on the north shore of Lake Huron. 

 On the 6th of October great numbers of robins were 

 congregating on La Cloche Island evidently prepar- 

 ing to start for the south. 



*The name of this promontory is generally spelled Mamainse, which 

 is incorrect. The word Namainse means Little Sturgeon. 



