iSSj.J Brewster on the Rock Ptarmigan of Newfoundland. IQ^ 



167. Gallinula galeata. Common Gallinule ; Florida Gallinule ; 

 Red-bii.led Mud-hen. — An adult male bird was taken, on the grassv 

 banks of a small mill-pond, May 19, 1884. 



168. Cygnus columbianus. Common American Swan ; Whistling 

 Swan.— Winter visitant. Not common. 



169. Bernicla canadensis. Canada Goose; Common Wild Goose. — 

 Winter. Common. Mainly restricted to the Broad and Catawba. 



170. Dafila acuta. Pin-tail Duck; Sprig-tail.— Only in a single 

 instance, March 12, 1SS3, have I met with this species. 



171. Querquedula carolinensis. American Green-winged Teal. — 

 Winter visitor. Tolerably common. 



172. Spatula clypeata. Shoveller Duck; Broad-bill. — Winter, 

 but particularly spring and fall. Not uncommon. 



173. Aix sponsa. Wood Duck; Summer Duck; 'The Bride.* — 

 Permanent resident. Breeds. Individuals have been seen during June in 

 a little carp pond in the town. Several crowded tenement houses near by 

 make the situation a very exposed one. 



174. Fuligula affinis. Lesser Scaup Duck; Little Black-head. — 

 Of regular occurrence in winter; but not abundant. 



175. Fuligula collaris. Ring-neck Duck. Winter sojourner. Rather 

 numerous. Specimen taken May 7. 



176. Fuligula ferina americana. Red-head: American Pochard.— 

 One case, March 1, 1SS3. 



177. Clangula albeola. Buffle-head; Butter-ball; Spirit-Duck; 

 Dipper. — Frequently taken during winter. 



178. Mergus cucullatus. Hooded Merganser. — Winter resident. 

 Plentiful. I am not aware that any remain during the breeding season in 

 this immediate locality. 



179. Rhynchops nigra. Black Skimmer. — A female bird-of-the-year 

 of this maritime species was taken, Sept. 10, 1SS2, in the town of Chester. 

 During the morning, and on the previous day, there had been a heavy 

 easterly gale, which evidently had driven it in from the coast; the nearest 

 point, as the birds fly, Long Bay, Georgetown County, being about one 

 hundred and fifty miles distant. 



180. Podicipes cornutus. Horned Grebe. — Noted merely on one oc- 

 casion, March 4, 18S0, when a specimen was secured. 



THE ROCK PTARMIGAN OF NEWFOUNDLAND. 



BY WILLIAM BREWSTER. 



In the summer of 1883 Mr. George O. Welch, of Lynn, 

 Mass., collected a number of Rock Ptarmigan on Newfoundland. 

 The series showed little variation, aside from that dependant on 



