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JOURNAL OF MAINE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



A List of the Birds observed from 

 April to October, during different 

 years, from 18^2 to 1899 in the region 

 of Islesboro, Waldo County, and the 

 Fox Islands, Knox County, Maine, 

 compiled by Reginald Heber Howe, 

 Jr., from his, and the Notes of Dr. 

 Charles W. Townsend of Boston. 



From August 4 to *J, 1894,* and from 

 July 5 to oO, LS99 I spent at Dark Har- 

 bor, Islesboro, ou the southern end of 

 Long Island, Waldo County, Maine, 

 and from August 1 to 15, 1899 at Vinal 

 Haven, Knox County, Maine. During 

 these periods I spent much of my time 

 studying the land-birds of the I'egions, 

 and occasionally those of Penobscot 

 Bay. I had, much to my advantage, a 

 basis on which to work, for Dr. Charles 

 W. Townsend of Boston had left in the 

 possession of Mr. Jeoffrey R. Brackett, 

 a suunner resident of Dark Harbor, lists 

 of the birds observed by him during 

 visits at Mr. Brackett's house on the 

 following dates: — September 1 to 11, 

 1882, April o to 9, and September 4 to 

 24, 1883, September 19 to October 2, 

 1884, and September 12 to 24, 1885. 

 To Dr. Townsend for his lists and an- 

 notations, and kind assistance I am 

 much indebted. 



(Explanatory : All annotations enclosed in 

 quotation marks are Dr. Townsend's; his obser- 

 vations were all made at, or near Islesboro.) 



1. Colynibus auratus : Horned Grebe, 



•'Several seen and one shot, '84." 



2. Gavia imber : Loon, "Common, 



'82, '83, '84, '85." One Fox Is., 

 Aug. '99. 



* See "On tbe Bird's Highway," Small & May- 

 nard, 1899, Boston. Chap. XI. p. 107. 



3. Cepphus grylle : Black Guillemots 



"One seen 'S2, common '83. 

 One seen Aug. 11 and 13, '99, 

 Islesboro. 



4. Larus argentatus : American Her- 



ring Gull, "Common '82, '83, 

 '84, ',S5." Conniion '94, '99, 

 Islesboro, '99, Fox Is. 



5. Larus Philadelphia : Bonaparte's 



Gull, "Common, Hock of fifty 

 seen, two shot, Sept. '83.'' Aug. 

 10, 11, 15, '99 common Islesboro. 



6. Sterna hirundo : Common Tern, 



"Abundant '82, common '85." 

 Common ''.Ml, Islesboro, Fox. Is. 



7. Sterna paradisa^a : Arctic Tern, 



Aug. 5, 11, '99, common. Fox Is. 



8. Sterna dougalli : Roseate Tern, 



Aug. (3, 12, '99, a few seen. Fox 

 Is. Identification not absolute. 



9. Merganser serrator: Eed-breasted 



Merganser, "Common '82, Apr. 

 '83, Sept. '83, breeds." Aug. 1, 

 '99, three Fox Is. 



10. Anasobscura: Black Duck, "Few 



seen, Apr. 'is3, several '84." 



11. Harelda hiemalis : Old Squaw, 



"Several large flocks, Apr. '83." 



12. Branta canadensis : Canada Goose, 



"Two flocks Apr. 7, 8, '83." 



13. Ardea herodias : Great Blue He- 



ron, "Common '82, '83, '84, '85." 

 '94, '99, Common Islesboro, '99 

 Fox Is. 



14. Nycticorax nycticorax naevius : 



Black-crowned Night Heron, 

 "One or two seen '82, common 

 '.'^4, 'i^'-)," Uncommon '94, '99, 

 Islesboro. 



15. Tringa bairdii : Baird' Sandpiper, 



"One shot on Warren Is. on 

 Sept. 20, '85 sex?" 



