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times sailing with motionless pinions as smoothly as Hawks, and 

 again wheeling before the breeze and hastening inland. 



Ruffed Grouse formerly bred on Grand Manan, but some one 

 introduced foxes and since then the Grouse have entirely disap- 

 peared, as their eggs and young were persistently eaten. In like 

 manner the foxes ate the eggs of the Herring Gulls which nested on 

 the cliffs, and l:)roke up more than one colony. Now the Gulls 

 breed at the southern end of the island, but their eggs are deposited 

 far down the precipices, so that the foxes are not able to reach them, 

 and too there are not so many foxes as in former years. Bald 

 Eagles are found to a consideral)le extent in this vicinity, as well as 

 on the islands in the bay. A Golden Eagle, shot on the island, was 

 seen at the taxidermist's shop of Mr. Moses. 



Of the smaller birds on Grand Manan all five species of 

 Swallows, common in the Canadian fauna were observed, the Barn 

 Swallow being the most plentiful. A small colony of Purple Mar- 

 tins was flourishing in North Head village. The Junco was abun- 

 dant, and breeds here in large numbers. Young birds of this 

 species were feeding along the roadsides and in the pastures and 

 woods. Several Juncos were noted one evening helping themselves 

 to cherries, which they obtained from a tree on the outskirts of an 

 orchard. Myrtle Warblers were common, a'nd seemed to be the 

 most abundant of the Warbler family. Black-poll Warblers were 

 also seen, and were evidently breeding. Crossbills of both species 

 were there in good sized flocks. Only a few Kingbirds were noted, 

 and occasionally a Golden-crowned Kinglet. A great many Robins 

 were in all sections of the island that I visited, but Bluebirds were 

 very scarce. Cedar Waxwings were plentiful. Pigeon Hawks and 

 Sharp-shinned Hawks occur here in summer. On account of the 

 limited time I had to seach for land birds on this visit, I was not 

 able to obtain anything like a fuU list of the birds which breed in 

 the woods and fields of the island. 



