go Corresponderice. I .^^ 



Poocaetes gramineus. 



Sylvania canadensis. A few in various parts of the island. 



Gray-cheeked Thrush {Tiirdus alictce or T. a. bicknelli ?) (Migrant.') 



It may be well to note also the following species, not observed in the 

 Bras d'Or region, but met with in other parts of the island : — 



Cormorant {Pkalacrocorax carbo f ). One at Ingonish. 



Merganser serrator. Indian Brook. 



Totanus melanoleucus. North shore. (Doubtless migrants.) 



Philohela minor. Indian Brook. 



Loxia leucoptera. One at Ingonish. 



Dendroica blackburniae. One near Indian Brook. 



Sitta canadensis. One heard at Margaree Forks. 



The matter in parentheses above is mine, the rest Mr. Bolles's. In 

 some cases I have quoted from his recent book ' From Blomidon to 

 Smoky.' Considering the location of Cape Breton and the known 

 habitats of these birds, it seems reasonable to conclude that they had all 

 bred on the island, except where otherwise noted. — Fraxcis H. Allen, 

 West Roxbury, Mass. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



A Demand for English Names. 



To THE EniTORs OK ' The Auk': — 



Dear Sirs: — For a considerable period my mind has been wrought 

 up over what I conceive to be a sin of omission on the part of our well 

 beloved and sincerely admired American mammalogists and ornithol- 

 ogists. As to the deeds or misdeeds of the latter, I have personally not 

 so much practical concern ; but inasmuch as the mammalogists have no 

 publication of their own, it is necessary to reach them through 'The Auk,' 

 or not at all. 



My grievance' is found in the frequency with which new species of 

 mammals and birds are described and turned loose upon the reading 

 world with Latin names only. Whether this is due to indifference to the 

 wants of unscientific readers, to disbelief in the value of popular names, 

 or to the limitations of our mother tongue, I am unable to state. But, 

 whatever the cause, in behalf of the unscientific public, I protest that it 

 is time for a radical reform on this point amongst our investigators. 



