icV^l '?,\G-E.\,o\\, Birds of Noytheaster7i Labrador. 2<Q 



48. Totanus melanoleucus. Yellow-legs. — Uncommon; a few late 

 in September at Port Man vers. 



49. Actitis macularia. Spotted Sandpiper. — Very abundant ; breeds 

 everywhere along the coast. 



50. Numenius borealis. Eskiaio Curlew. — The Eskimo Curlew are 

 hardly a remnant ot their former numbers. I made careful inquiries 

 among the settlers, and obtained the following rather interesting informa- 

 tion : (i) The curlew remained in all their former numbers, in spite of 

 the persecution to which they were subjected, until eight years ago. (2) 

 They then appeared no more. I heard of only about a dozen, which were 

 seen on the coast this fall. Of these I saw five. 



52. Charadrius dominicus. Golden Plover. — Not common. I saw 

 several flocks after August 22, mostly young birds, probably mere strag- 

 glers. 



53. i^gialitis semipalmata. Semipalmated Plover. — Very com- 

 mon ; almost as much so as the Spotted Sandpipers. Nesting all along 

 the coast. 



54. Lagopus albus. Willow Ptarmigan. — Rather common north 

 to Nain, beyond which point we did not see it. In some places abundant. 



55. Lagopus rupestris. Rock Ptarmigan. — Common from Hamil- 

 ton Inlet northward. Beyond Okak the Rock Ptarmigan probably belong 

 to the race reinhardti. We found the ptarmigan very acceptable addi- 

 tions to the larder. 



56. Archibuteo lagopus sancti-johannis. Rough-legged Hawk. — 

 Very common almost everywhere, nesting on cliffs some distance from 

 the sea. Different pairs of hawks seemed to hold definite tracts of coun- 

 try, from which they drove all intruders. 



57. Falco rusticolus obsoletus. Labrador Gvrfalcon, — Rare. One 

 at Port Manvers, September \. 



58. Falco peregrinus anatum. Duck Hawk. — Fairly common, espe- 

 cially wherever the sandpipers were flocking. 



59. Asio accipitrinus. Short-eared O^VL. — Rather common at Port 

 Manvers and Nachvak, in September. 



60. Otocoris alpestris. Horned Lark. — Abundant everywhere on the 

 bleakest and most exposed hillsides. So far as I could determine, all the 

 Horned Larks observed belonged to this race. 



61. Perisoreus canadensis nigricapillus. L.\brador Jay. — Locally 

 common, even abundant as far north as Port Manvers. 



62. Corvus corax principalis. Raven. — Locally common, especially 

 so at Port Manvers. 



63. Pinicola enucleator. Pine Grosbeak. — Common in the spruce 

 woods north of Aillik, beyond which the spruces dwindled into low 

 bushes. 



64. Acanthis linaria. Common Redpoll. — Very common every- 

 where. Apparently all the Redpolls belong to this race. 



65. Spinus pinus. Pine Siskin. — Rather rare. Occasionally I 

 noticed a few with the Redpolls before we passed the tree line. 



