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SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 60 



Mr. Bent then explored the so-called mountains near Gafftopsail 

 in central Newfoundland, a desolate, barren, rocky region, including 

 the highest land on the island, the breeding- ground of ptarmigan 

 and greater yellowlegs. He also explored the Humber River, below 

 Deer Lake, visited Grand Lake, collecting about the north end, and 

 spent a week exploring the Sandy River region, including Little Deer 

 Lake and Sandy Lake, which is heavily timbered and good bird 

 country. A number of water birds, such as loons, glaucous and 

 great black-backed gulls, mergansers, and golden-eyes were found 



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Fig. so. — Okak, Labrador, Photograph by Bent. 



breeding in this region, as well as various interesting forest-loving 

 species of land birds. The remainder of the time, until July 3, was 

 spent in collecting land birds about Bay of Islands. 



The trip to Battle Harbor, Labrador, was made by steamer, where 

 the rest of the party, consisting of Mr. Donald B. MacMillan and Mr. 

 J. C. Small, was found waiting with a small power launch. A short 

 run was made southward to St. Peter's Bay to visit some breeding 

 colonies of eiders and other sea birds, after which the party started 

 northward and explored the whole coast, somewhat hurriedly, of 

 course, as far north as Cape Mugford, beyond ( )kak. 



