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107. UTAMANIA TORDA. Razor-billed Auk. 
Abundant, more so north of Esquimaux River. Breeds. 
108. FRATERCULA ARCTICA. Puffin. 
Abundant on one or two islands near bradore; not rare in other lo- 
calities along the coast. 
109. ALLE NIGRICANS. Sea Dove. 
Abundant certain seasons. Occasional all along the coast. 
110. URIA GRYLLE. Black Guillemot. 
Common everywhere in spring and fall. Breeds in certain localities 
abundantly, though not so much so as either U. torda, or F. arctica, or L. 
troile. 
111. LOMVIA TROILE. Foolish Guillemot. 
Abundant; more so south of Esquimaux River. Breeds like U. torda 
in vast colonies on the islands along the coast. 
REPTILES AND BATRACHIANS. 
There are few members of this class to be found on the Labrador 
coast, yet, strange to say, on but one part of the coast, in the marshes 
about the mouth of Pinway (Black River on the charts) river, about 12 
mniles from Point Amour Light-House, the air was full of the pipings 
of some species of frog which I was unable to secure specimens of, as 
we did not stop at this point. The inhabitant, at one or two places 
along the coast invariably said: “There are frogs at Pinway, but we 
know of none anywhere else on the coast.” 
Professor Packard found Rana septentrionalis at Okkak, also Pletho- 
don glutinosa at Belles Amour. The Reptilian fauna will probably be 
enlarged, but not to any great extent. 
FISHES. 
A very few of the species in this most important department have 
been secured this year, 1852; and though they are only the most com- 
mon and abundant species, they will perhaps sérve to show a part of 
the characteristic fish fauna of this region. 
CTENOLABRUS ADSPERSUS. Common Blue perch. 
Was very common all about Cape Britain. 
GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS. Common Stickleback. 
Abundant in large swarms everywhere about the shoal waters of Cape 
Britain. I saw twospecimens of Gasterosteus biaculeatus, taken off coast 
in the midst of a large sea, sporting in immense areas close by the vessel. 
