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surmount the leafy covering with a bright flag; behind this 

 screen he can paddle easily towards the bird, whose natural curi- 

 osity prompts him to swim towards it to see what the strange 

 object is. By keeping up a shrill whistle at the same time, it is 

 not difficult to get within gun-shot. They are hunted considera- 

 bly for their skins, of which the natives make bags, pouches, and 

 knife-sheaths. 



140. Red-throated Diver. Oolymhus septentrionalis, Linn. 



141. Black-throated Diver. Colymhus arcticus, Linn. 



142. Crested Grebe. Podiceps cristatus, Linn. 



143. Horned Grebe. Podiceps cornutus, Gmel. 



144. Pied-bill Dobchick. Podilymhus Carolinensis, Lath. 



LARID^. 



145. Herring Gull. Larus argentatus, Briin. This bird is 

 very common on the Great Lakes, following in the wake of 

 steamers and vessels, and is not uncommon on Portage Lake. 

 There is said to be a smaller black-headed gull there, but I have 

 never seen it above the Saut St. Marie. This is undoubtedly the 

 Larus Bonapartei, Rich. & Sw. 



146. Common Tern. Sterna Wilsoni, Pr. Bonap. There are 

 doubtless other species of terns here. 



PELECANID^. 



147. White Pelican. Pelecanus trachyrhynchus, Lath. One 

 of these bii'ds was seen and shot at on the Point a few years 

 since. 



Synopsis of number of Species in the several Families. — 

 FalconidaB, 15 ; Strigida?, 7 ; Caprimulgidaj, 2 ; Hirundinidaj, 2 ; 

 Alcedinidfe, 1 ; Certhida^, 2 ; Luscinidse, 12 ; Turdidse, 5 ; Mus- 

 cicapidaj, 6 ; Ampelida^, 2 ; Laniidas, 1 ; Corvida^, 5 ; Sturnidse, 

 4; Fringillida?, 19; Picida}, 8; Columbidas, 1; Tetraonidae, 4; 

 Charadriadffi, 3 ; Ardeida^, 3 ; Scolopacidae, 12 ; Rallidse, 2 ; Ana- 

 tidie, 22 ; Colymbida?, 6 ; Laridre, 2 ; Pelecanidte, 1. 



In all, 147 species ; of which 96 are land birds, and 51 are 

 water birds. The birds of prey are numerous, and consequently 

 the warblers, flycatchers, and finches are in the proportion neces- 

 sary to supply them with food. The crow and woodpecker fara- 



