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— On 27th May when lying on the ground, on an island in Six- 

 teen Island Lake, cleaning photographic plates, a splendid male 

 humming-bird hovered for some minutes within a yaid of my 

 face. This was the first date at which I observed it, and it was 

 afterwards occasionally seen up to the 12th August. 



49. Alcedo alcyon, Linn. (Belted Kingfisher). — Very abun- 

 dant the whole way up the River Rouge, breeding in holes in the 

 high and precipitous sand-cliffs, which skirt the river in many 

 parts. The young birds were almost full-grown about the middle 

 of July. The last noticed was on the 11th October. It is but 

 rarely seen on the Lakes, though so numerous on the river. 



50. Picus pileatus, Linn. (Pileated Woodpecker, " Log cock"). 

 — Rather rare in this district. A fine female was shot on Sixteen 

 Island Lake May 27th, and on dissecting it I found the eggs of 

 small size. The stomach and crop were stuffed full of large black 

 wood-ants, and Elateridous larva?. Another was seen on the 

 Rouge August 8th. This fine Woodpecker when seen hopping 

 up the trunk of a tree might easily be mistaken for some animal, 

 its movements being so unlike those of a bird. 



51. P. villosas, Linn. (Hairy Woodpecker). — Numerous in 

 the woods of the Township of Grenville, Harrington and Went- 

 worth in spring. 



52. P. pubescens, Linn. (Downy Woodpecker). — Occurred oc- 

 casionally throughout the district. 



53. P. varius, Linn. (Yellow-bellied Woodpecker) I shot a 

 fine male, May 27th at Sixteen Island Lake, and saw one or two 

 September 12th and 13th at Trembling Lake. 



54. P. arcticus, Swains. (Arctic Three-toed Woodpecker). — 

 Observed one specimen in the Township of Harrington, October 

 15-th. 



55. P. auratus, Linn. (Golden-winged Woodpecker). — None 

 seen till we reached Hamilton's Farm, where it was not uncommon 

 at the end of August, and beginning of September, many being 

 birds of the year. The skin of the neck of this Woodpecker, 

 unlike that of the other species, passes easily over the skull when 

 skinned. 



56. Coccyzus erythropihalamus, Wils. (Black-billed Cuckoo). 

 Camp on Sugar-bush Lake, 3rd Range Montcalm, June 25th, and 

 Indian Village, Arundel, July lGth. 



57. Ectopistesmigratoria, Linn. (Passenger Pigeon). — A few 

 observed in the woods throughout the district during the spring 



