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writes me that in the female shot on June 9th, 1885, with her mate, 

 "the eggs were pretty well developed." He adds, "I think there 

 can be no question now about the bird breeding on our coast." 

 {Dr. Merriam in The Auk, Vol. II., 305.) Since my notes recorded 

 by Dr. Merriam, I have secured additional specimens which throw 

 light on the occurrence of the species near Godbout. I shot a 

 young male, September 19th, 1885, and another specimen, Novem- 

 ber 9th, 1886. None were obser^^ed in 1887 or 1888. On Septem- 

 ber 5th, 1889, while visiting the Caribou islands I saw five of these 

 birds together but having no gim was unable to secure specimens. 

 The next morning I saw one hopping around the door and was 

 informed that a pair had been noticed several times during the 

 month of August. {Nap. A. Comeau in The Auk, Vol. VII., 294.) 

 James Clark Ross recorded a specim.en of oenanthe obtained at 

 Felix harbour, Gulf of Boothia, which is probably referable to the 

 race recently recognized by Stejneger. The British Museum cata- 

 logue records from Albany river an adult male oenanthe, collected 

 by Bamston, which is also probably referable to the Greenland 

 race. If, as is probable, this bird inhabits the country to the north 

 of Hudson bay, its most natural route of migration would seem to 

 be along the borders of the bay, and it is not unlikely that it is a 

 regular breeder about the northern shores. {E. A. Preble.) 



CCLXXXVIII. SIALIA Swainson. 1827. 



766. Bluebird. 



Sialia sialis sialia (Linn.) Haldem. 1843. 



An occasionally common summer migrant in Newfoundland. 

 {Reeks.) Uncommon in Nova Scotia, but seems to be commoner 

 than formerly. {Downs.) One shot at Paradise, Annapolis county, 

 N.S., June 14, 1905. {H. F. Tufts.) Apparently very rare in the 

 vicinity of St. John, N.B. {Chamberlain.) This species was 

 common at Scotch Lake, York county, N.B., up to about five years 

 ago. Since then it has only, and rarely, been observed during spring 

 and autumn migration. {W. H. Moore.) 



An abundant summer resident on Montreal island. Breeds in 

 Mount Royal park. Nests with eggs found May 7th and 14th. 

 (Wintle.) This bird is more or less common in eastern Quebec. 



