178 BIRDS OF NOVA SCOTIA—DOWNS. 
tip. Secondaries blackish, broadly margined with white. The rest of 
the wing, from the carpal angle to the beginning of the black portion of 
the primaries, pure white. Tail pure white, with a rusty tinge near the 
vane of each feather. Upper and lower tail coverts and body beneath 
white. 
Total length of male, 27; wing, 15; tarsus, 2.8; bill along ridge, 
2.1; ditto along gape, 2.1; height of bill at base, 1.2. 
Total length of female, 26; wing 14.6; tarsus, 2.7; bill above, 2.1; 
ditto along gape, 1.9; height of bill, 1.1. 
IT am not a book-naturalist, and the above catalogue is simply 
given as the result of sixty-six years of practical field work, 
during which time few of our birds could have escaped coming 
to my knowledge. 
ARRANGED AND EDITED BY HARRY PIERS. 
ERRATA. 
Page 142, before the title insert Appendix. 
“« & omit Art. 1V. and Read May r4, 71888. 
line 14, for Holboellit read Holbeelli, and for Holboell’s Grebe read 
Holbeell’s Grebe. . 
143, line 9 from bottom, for (Zinn.) read Linn, and insert (32.) Razor- 
billed Auk. 
line 6 from bottom, insert (33.) 
144, line 3, insert (37.) 
line 7, tor Stercorarue read Stercorarne. 
line 9, insert (35.) 
line 17, for Ferns read Terns. 
line 10 from bottom, for Linnaeus read Linneus. 
line 9 from bottom, for (Brnnn.) read (Brunn.) 
line 6 from bottom, for (Faber.) read Faber. 
« 145, line 15, for Bowl read Bore. 
« «  Jine 16, for (Lepech.) read Lepech. 
line 19, for (Linn.) read Linn. 
line 25, for (Brunn.) read Brunn. 
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