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1 6. Larus delawarensis. Ring-billed Gull. — I took one young spec- 

 imen at Port Manvers. Sept. 6. 



17. Larus Philadelphia. Bonaparte's Gull. — Common south of 

 Hamilton Inlet in September, particularly about the Straits of Belle Isle. 

 There is no indication of its breeding anywhere on the coast. 



i8. Sterna paradisaea. Arctic Tern. — We saw a few about Belle Isle 

 in July and again in September. 



19. Fulmarus glacialis. Fulmar ; Noddy. — We found the Noddies 

 rather common offshore among the flocks of shearwaters. Almost all 

 Avere in the light phase. Many that we saw were so gorged that they 

 could not rise from the water. 



20. Puffinus major. Greater Shearwater; Hagdon. — Common 

 in large flocks offshore. We occasionally ran into great flocks of these 

 birds a good way offshore. They were very tame and would hardly take 

 wing before the schooner ran them down. 



21. Puffinus stricklandi. Sooty Shearwater. — Common, among the 

 Greater Shearwaters. The shearwaters were the only sea fowl which 

 proved to be totally inedible. 



22. Oceanodroma leucorhoa. Leach's Petrel. — Very common locally 

 south of Hamilton Inlet. North of that they were rare. We visited sev- 

 eral islets where the turf was riddled with their holes, and the air reeked 

 with their sharp musky odor. 



23. Sula bassana. Gannet. — We saw three or four near Belle Isle on 

 the way north, but no more anywhere along the coast. 



24. Phalacrocorax carbo. — Cormorant ; Shag. 



25. Phalacrocorax dilophus. Double-crested Cormorant. — We 

 saw a few near Belle Isle, but no others. They seem to breed altogether 

 along the southern coast. 



26. Merganser serrator. Red-breasted Merganser.— Locally com- 

 mon ; very widely distributed. 



27. Anas obscura. Black Duck. — Rather rare. We saw very few 

 Black Ducks, and of those few most were south of Hamilton Inlet. Ap- 

 parently restricted to the inland ponds. 



28. Aythya marila. Greater Scaup. — I received one from Dr. Gren- 

 fell. It was shot near Nain in October, 1899. So far as I can find out 

 this is the only record from the east coast. 



29. Glaucionetta clangula americana. Golden-eye. — Reported com- 

 mon in late autumn. I saw only one specimen, near Port Manvers, 

 August 1 1. 



30. Somateria borealis. Northern Eider. — Abundant north of Ham- 

 ilton Inlet. The eiders were usually in small flocks, males and females 

 separate. They breed commonly near most of the fiords. 



31. Somateria dresseri. American Eider. — Abundant south of Ham- 

 ilton Inlet, where it takes the place occupied by 5". borealis in the north. 

 An important article of food for the settlers. The Eskimo make tobacco 

 pouches from the skins of the young ducks. 



