40 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 60 
Mr. Bent then explored the so-called mountains near Gafftopsail 
in central Newfoundland, a desolate, barren, rocky region, including 
the highest land on the island, the breeding ground of ptarmigan 
and greater yellowlegs. He also explored the Humber River, below 
Deer Lake, visited Grand Lake, collecting about the north end, and 
spent a week exploring the Sandy River region, including Little Deer 
Lake and Sandy Lake, which is heavily timbered and good bird 
country. A number of water birds, such as loons, glaucous and 
great black-backed gulls, mergansers, and golden-eyes were found 
Fic. 50.—Okak, Labrador. Photograph by Bent. 
breeding in this region, as well as various interesting forest-loving 
species of land birds. The remainder of the time, until July 3, was 
spent in collecting land birds about Bay of Islands. 
The trip to Battle Harbor, Labrador, was made by steamer, where 
the rest of the party, consisting of Mr. Donald B. MacMillan and Mr. 
J. C. Small, was found waiting with a small power launch. A short 
run was made southward to St. Peter’s Bay to visit some breeding 
colonies of eiders and other sea birds, after which the party started 
northward and explored the whole coast, somewhat hurriedly, of 
course, as far north as Cape Mugford, beyond Okak. 
