CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 749 



CCLXXXIV. PLANESTICUS. Bonaparte. 1854. 

 761. American Robin. 



Planesticus migratorius migratorius (Linn.) Swains. 1827. 



An adult male shot near Kornuk in the Godthaab Fjord, Green- 

 land, in 1865. {Arct. Man.) Locally common on the northeastern 

 coast of Labrador. Large flocks seen at Port Manvers on Septem- 

 ber 6th, apparently from the north. (Bigelow.) Abundant through- 

 out the country. Breeding plentifully at Fort Chimo, Ungava, 

 (Packard.) Common throughout the whole trip from Moose Fac- 

 tory to Fort Chimo, Ungava. (Spreadborough.) Two specimens, 

 a male and a female were taken at Northwest river, Labrador, 

 July 28th, 1 89 1. (Norton.) A very common summer resident in 

 Newfoundland. (Reeks.) One seen August 31st, 1899, on the 

 Humber river, Newfoundland ; said to be common. (Louis H. 

 Porter.) One of the commonest birds in Nova Scotia. A few 

 remain all winter. (Downs.) A single individual was seen on 

 Sable island, N.S. on March 28th, May 8th, and October 24th, 

 1902 ; two seen March 20, 1904; seen in numbers April 12, 1905 and 

 several, Nov. 12; seven or eight seen April 5, 1906, and numbers 

 after a heavy gale Nov. 5; in 1907 many robins were seen, March i, 

 April 1 1 and Oct. 24. (James Bouielier.) Quite common at Brack- 

 ley point. Prince Edward island, 1888; common on Cape Breton 

 island, 1898. (Macoun.) Very abundant in the more open parts 

 of Prince Edward island. (Dwight.) Very abundant in New 

 Brunswick. A few remaining all winter. (Chamberlain.) A com- 

 mon summer resident at Scotch Lake, York co., N.B. (W. H_ 

 Moore.) Very common in the Restigouche valley, N.B. (Brittain 

 & Cox.) Abundant on the Magdalen islands; breeding everywhere. 

 (Bishop.) Common everywhere on all the islands and shores of the 

 Gulf of St. Lawrence, but generally near habitations. (Brewster.) 

 Common at Lake Mistassini, Que. (/. M. Macoun.) 



An abundant summer resident around Montreal. Breeds in the 

 city and in Mount Royal park. Nests with eggs found from May 

 1 8th to July 24th. Usually observed here from March 24th to 

 November 8th. (Wintle.) This is one of the most common 

 birds in eastern Quebec in summ-er. (Dionne.) An abundatit 

 summer resident around Ottawa. (Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. V.) 



