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We found the Hermit Thrush only at Mary Harbor, St. Lewis 
Inlet. Here we heard two or three singing in the afternoon and 
evening of July 12th and the morning of July 13th. 
Merula migratoria (Linn.). 
e AMERICAN ROBIN. 
Abundant summer resident throughout Labrador; April 26 to 
October 10. 
The strong-flying Robin disregards the boundaries of faunal zones 
and is found breeding everywhere in Labrador. It was the first land 
bird seen by Audubon on reaching Labrador. Cartwright notes the 
finding of a Robin’s nest with three eggs on June 29, 1779. He states 
that they seldom lay more than three eggs in Labrador. He records 
the first arrivals in 1786 on May 8th. 
All writers describe the Robin as common or abundant and it is 
unnecessary to give all the records. Stearns says they are never seen 
in winter and gives the earliest and latest dates as above. Spread- 
borough found them common across Ungava from Moose Factory 
to Fort Chimo. Eggs were taken at Fort Chimo on June 13th, and on 
the upper Hamilton River on July 5th. 
We found 1 Robin at Lance au Loup, 6 or more at Mary Harbor, 
4 at Cartwright, 4 at Rigolet, 2 at Hopedale, 12 or more at Cape 
Charles, and 1 at Henley Harbor. We founda nest containing three 
eggs at Rigolet on July 18th. It was placed about seven feet up in a 
spruce, near the houses of the Hudson’s Bay company’s post, and was 
constructed of twigs, lichens, and mud, lined with finer material. 
At Hopedale the birds were seen in the Eskimo village and they 
were said to have a nest there. We were told that a pair of Robins 
had nested at Battle Island the previous year. Mr. Schmitt records 
the arrival of the Robin at Nain on May 10. It was interesting to 
see this familiar bird in such wild and arctic surroundings, and to 
hear its beautiful mérning hymn in the wilderness at Mary Harbor. 
As far as we could see, specimens of Labrador Robins in the Bangs 
collection did not differ from those from Massachusetts; we did not 
shoot any specimens. 
