6 CHECK LIST OF THE 
Suborder CEPPHI. Loons, Etc. 
Famity GAVIIDA. 
Genus GAVIA. 
4. Loon. 
(Gavia imber.) 
Common on all large bodies of water in spring and autumn, breed- 
ing about the lakes and ponds of the interior, some few remain on the 
great lakes all through the winter, but the bulk go south during the 
coldest part of the season. , 
*5. Black-throated Loon. 
(Gavia arctica.) 
A very rare winter visitor. 
6. Red-throated Loon. 
(Gavia lumme.) 
A common spring and autumn visitor to our waters, breeding in 
the far north and retiring southward as its haunts freeze up. 
Famity ALCIDA. Avuxs, MurrRgs, Etc. 
SuBFAMILY ALCINA. Avuks AND MURRES. 
GENus URIA. 
7. Brunnich’s Murre. 
(Uria lomvia.) 
An occasional visitor to Lake Ontario, it is common on the 
Atlantic coast. 
During the winter of 1893 a large number of these birds appeared 
on Lake Ontario and each season since that time a few have been seen 
there. 
Genus ALCA. 
*8. Razor-billed Auk. 
(Alca torda ) 
An accidental visitor to Lake Ontario in winter. 
Order LONGIPENNES. Long-winged Swimmers. 
Famity STERCORARIIDA. SkvAS AND JAEGERS. 
GENUS STERCORARIUS. 
9. Pomarine Jaeger. 
(Stercorarius pomarinus.) 
