318 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 
Havelock. (J. Hughes-Samuel.) Accidental visitant inthe Montreal 
district ; rare. Mr. Kuetzing says this species occurs in the 
Eastern Townships, but I have not observed it near Montreal but 
will treat it as a straggler until more is known of it in this district. 
(Wintte.) 
MUSEUM SPECIMEN. 
One specimen, purchased with the Holman collection in 1885. 
CLI. COLAPTES Swainson. 1827. 
4124. Northern Flicker. 
Colaptes auratus luteus BANGS. 1898. 
Herr Méschler has recorded the receipt of a specimen from 
Greenland in 1852. (Avrct. Man.) An accidental straggler was 
procured from the mainland near Akapatok Island, Hudson Strait, 
in October, 1882. Reported to be acommon summer visitor to 
Northwest River, Labrador. (Fackard.) Observed all along the 
Moose River to Moose Factory, and a few as far north as Fort 
George in Labrador, June, 1896. (Spreadborough.) A summer 
visitor and tolerablycommon in Newfoundland. (Aeeks.) One seen 
on the Humber River Newfoundland, Oct., 1898. (ZL. A. Porter.) 
Fort Churchill, Hudson Bay. (Clarke.) Not common at Lake Mis- 
tassini, northern Quebec, in 1885. (/. 7. Macoun.) Very common 
from Lake Winnipeg to Fort Churchill, Hudson Bay. (Dr. RX. 
Bell.) Quite common in Nova Scotia. (Dowzs.) In woods along 
Rustico Bay, Prince Edward Island, July, 1888 ; common on Cape 
Breton Island, July, 1898. (JZacoun.) An abundant summer resi- 
dent in New Brunswick. (Chamberlain.) Common around fields, 
Restigouche valley, N.B. (Srittain & Cox.) Common summer 
resident and breeds in York Co., N.B. (lV. H. Moore.) Taken at 
Beauport and a common resident in Quebec. (Duonne.) A few 
were seen near Gaspé and one or two at Fox Bay, Anticosti. 
(Brewster.) Common summer resident at Montreal. Breeds in 
Mount Royal Park. (Wintle.) Common summer resident at 
Ottawa. Breeding in all woods. (Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. V.) 
Abundant and breeding in the districts of Parry Sound and Mus- 
koka. (/.H. Fleming.) Common all over western Ontario. A 
few spend the winter in favourable seasons. (W. £. Saunders.) 
Not common in Algonquin Park, Ont.; one pair breeding near 
Cache Lake. (Spreadborough.) A very abundant’summer resident 
