82 Bird-Life i)i L<il)ra<]or. 



it near the mouth of Esquimaux Rivei-and it doubtless occurs 

 regularly, thoug-h, from its seaward habits, it is seldom cap- 

 tured. It very often follows the boats and picks uj) pieces of 

 refuse that are thrown overboard therefrom. It is not prob- 

 ably a very common species. 



RICHARDSON'S or PARASITIC JAEGER 



Sfercorarius parai<itici(s. — (Brunx.) Gray. 



Tins s])ecies occurs along the coast also. I ol)taineil it in 

 the St. Lawrence River, and am sure that it also abounds along 

 the coast farther down toward the Straits. In flight it is easily 

 distinguished by the length of its tail feathers. All three of 

 these species are j)robably equally comnu)n. 



BUFFON'S ARCTIC or LONG-TAILED JAEGER 



iSfcrco)-arius bufoni. — (JioiE.) CoUES. 



One or two specimens alone are reported. If any of the 

 three be rarer than the others this one is doul)tless the rarest. 

 Its feathers are very long and slender ; its fliglit very power- 

 ful and swift. 



GLAUCOUS BURGOMASTER ICE GULL 



Lams (//'Ku-u.s. — liurXN. 



This large and handsome gull does not aj)j)ear to l)c as 

 common in this its southern terminus of its northern home as 

 might at first have been expected. Without doubt it oc(!urs 

 occasionally all along the coast, but it does not appear to be 

 at any time common. We obtained one of these immense 

 suow-wdiite fellows on November 5, at Old Fort Bay. It 

 was sailing about high in the air, and occasionally descend- 

 ing close to the water to watch for food. It was calh'd 

 by the natives the " white Winter gull." There was only 

 the faintest trace of a darker color on the tips of some of the 

 feathers. The eye was a yellowish white; bill white with a 

 pur[)le tinge, horn color at base. Legs and feet almost white; 



