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TABLE 



Shewing time of arrival and departure of Game Birds found in Ontario. 



Naxie of Bird. 



XGROUSE {Pheasant) : 



Ruffed Grouse or Birch Partridge 

 XCanada Grouse, or Spruce Partridge 



Pinnated Grouse, 



Chicken . . 



XSharp Tailed Grouse 



XQUAIL 



XTURKEY ... 

 XWOODGOCK 



or Prairie 



X SNIPE : 



Common or Wilson's 



Pectoral Sandpiper or Jack Snipe 

 Redbreasted 



Southern 

 Ontario. 



XRAIL : 



Sora or Carolina . 



X King ~ 



X Virginia 



PLOVER : 



Golden .. 



Tell Tale or Greater Yellow Shanks 

 Lesser Yellow Shanks 



Curlew 



SWAN: 



Whistling. 



GEESE : 

 Brant 



Canada 



Snow 



DUCKS : 



Gad wall 

 Redhead 



X Black. 



Pintail 



XMallard 



XShoveller or Spoonbill 

 Canvasback 



X Blue W inged Teal 



Green Winged Teal . . . 



American Golden Eye . 

 X American Widgeon . . . 



Buffle Headed 



XWood Duck 



xSc^up_or Blue Bill . . . 



Ruddy Duck 



Coween or Long tailed . 



Scoter 



When arrive in Spring. 



Resident 



Resident in Northern 

 Ontario 



When leave in 

 Autumn. 



Very rare 



Resident in Algoma 



Resident 



Middle of Aprii. 



Middle of April. 

 May 1st 



Early in May 



Early in May 

 April 15th.... 



June 1st. 



April 1st 



May 15th 



Early in April 



Early in April. 



April 1st . . 

 May 1st . . . 

 April 10th . 

 May 1st . . . 



April 20th . . . 

 May 1st 



" roth ... 



" 15th .. 

 April 20th . . . 



" 15th... 



" 20th... 



" 15th... 



" 15th... 



" 15th... 



Oct. 15 to Nov. 1 



Oct. 15 to Nov. 1 

 October 15th.... 



October 15th . 

 " Ist . 

 " 1st . 



October 15th . 



" 15th. 



" 15th. 

 September . . 



Do they Breed 

 there. 



November . 



October 1st. 

 November . 

 October . . . . 



October , 



November 



15th, 

 Late October . . 



Early October. . 



November 



Sep. 20 to Oct. 1 



December 20th . 

 October 1st 



" 15th.... 



" 15th.... 

 November 



Yes. 



Yes. 



Yes. 



Yes. 

 Yes. 

 Yes. 



Yes, sparingly.- 

 No. 



No. 



Yes. 

 Yes. 

 Yes. 



No. 

 No. 

 No. 

 No. 



No. 



No. 

 No. 

 No. 



No. 

 No. 

 Yes. 

 No. 

 Yes. 

 Yes. 

 I No. 

 lYes. 

 JNo. 

 jNo. 

 Yes. 

 No. 

 Yes. 

 Yes. 

 No. 

 No. 

 No. 



Note i. — Place a cross X before the name of any bird that breeds in the locality named. 



Note 2. — Place a square iHl after the name of any bird that does not breed in the locality named. 



Note 3. — Place a line under the names of birds of passage, or birds that stay but a short time. 



Note 4. —The above dates are approximate. 



