6 TowNSEND AND Bent, Birds of Labrador. [jan'" 



under way, after the migrants had passed, and the last summer 

 residents had arrived. The Labrador spring is brief! 



The spring migration of water birds was from west to east along 

 the coast with the exception of that of the Brant and probably of 

 the Old Squaw which go north over the land. 



The temperature was remarkably even. The minimum ther- 

 mometer registered 32° Fall, several times at night during the 

 first ten days of our stay. The average temperature at 6 A. m. 

 from May 23 to June 3 inclusive was 42.5°, maximum 48°, minimum 

 36°. The average temperature at noon for these twelve days was 

 50.5°, maximum 58°, minimum 44°; the average temperature at 

 6 p. M. for these days was 46°, maximum 53°, minimum 38°. For 

 the thirteen days June 4 to 16 inclusive the average at 6 a. m. was 

 45.5°, maximum 48°, minimum 38°; at noon, average 50.8°, maxi- 

 mum 62° (June 10), minimum 44°; at 6. P. M., average 47.6°, 

 maximum 50°, minimum 45°. The breaking of the thermometer 

 prevented records during the last six days of our stay, but there was 

 apparently no marked change. 



We added three species to the list of Labrador birds, namely, the 

 Piping Plover, Blue Jay, and Black and white Warbler. We also 

 observed several birds whose previous records were very deficient, 

 such as the Pintail, Purple Sandpiper, Marsh Hawk, Kingbird, 

 Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green and Nashville Warblers, 

 and Redstart. 



We wish to thank all our friends on this coast for their kindness 

 and assistance on the trip, particularly Mr. J. A. Wilson, factor of 

 the Hudson's Bay Company's Post at Mingan, Dr. J. E. Tremblay, 

 government j)hysician at Esquimaux Point, Mr. Saltzman of 

 Betchewun, and particularly Monsieur Johan Beetz of Piashte-bai. 

 To the last named, who has spent thirteen years on the coast, we 

 are greatly indebted for much accurate information about the birds, 

 as well as for specimens and kind hospitality. 



In the following annotated list those marked with an * are new 

 to Labrador. For the convenience of future investigators v\'e have 

 given as many of the Indian and French vernacular names of the 

 birds as we could obtain, for these two languages are practically 

 the only ones spoken on this strip of coast. 



