452 Fleming, Birds of Toronto, Ontario. [oct* 



to meloda, and the last record is June 20, 1894; the first record of circum- 

 cincta is May 24, 1891, and all recent records belong to this form. 



112. .ffigialitis nivosa. Snowy Plover. — Two records: one speci- 

 men taken by Mr. J. Foreman in May, 1880, was identified by Mr. Ernest 

 Seton 1 and has since been destroyed; the other is in the collection of Mr. 

 J. H. Ames, and was taken July 6, 1897. 2 



113. Arenaria morinella. Ruddy Turnstone. — Regular migrant, 

 common in spring, May 18 to June 2; an adult taken June 16, 1895, and a 

 flock of seven seen June 17, 1894; the young arrive in September (Septem- 

 ber 4. 1891). 



Hypothetical List. 



1. Gavia arctica. Black-throated Loon. — I recorded 3 a speci- 

 men in error; it proves to be a very small Loon, in winter plumage A 

 pair are mentioned in Prof. Hincks's list of birds sent to Paris. 4 



2. Uria troile. Murre. — A specimen recorded by me is an error. 5 

 A careful examination of the printed records prove they are based on hear- 

 say evidence, and as far as I know no specimens exist from any where on 

 the Great Lakes. 



3. Stercorarius pomarinus. Pomarixe Jaeger. — I can find no 

 specimens and no reliable printed records from anywhere on the Great 

 Lakes; the records probably refer to S. parasiticus. 



4. Stercorarius longicaudus. Long-tailed Jaeger. — This species 

 no doubt occurs on Lake Ontario but I have not seen specimens. Mr. 

 W. E. Saunders has recorded the taking of two at Rondeau, Ont., on Lake 

 Erie, 5 October 2, 1900. 



5. Larus franklinii. Franklin's Gull. — This is given in Prof. 

 Hincks's list; 6 recent records no doubt refer to L. atricilla. 



6. Xema sabinii. Sabine Gull. — This is given in Prof. Hincks's 

 list but there is nothing known about the specimen sent to Paris. 



7. Sterna paradissea. Arctic Tern. — This is given in Prof. Hinck's 

 list; possibly it refers to S. forsteri. 



8. Sterna antillarum. Least Tern. — The Ontario records all 



i Auk, II, 1885. 335. 

 - Auk, XIV, 1897. 412. 



3 Auk, XVII, 1900. 176. 



4 'Catalogue of Birds Known to Inhabit Western Canada. By the Rev. W. Hincks, 

 F. L. S., &c.' Journal of the Board of Arts and Manufactures for Upper Canada, 

 VII, 1867, 9-12 (also reprinted as a separate). This list was prepared in view of 

 sending a collection of birds to the Paris Exhibition of 1867; it contains two hundred 

 and seventy-one species, of which twenty-nine were not obtainable. By 'Western 

 Canada' is meant Ontario, but the birds sent were with few exceptions taken at 

 Toronto. 



5 Macoun, Catalogue of Canadian Birds, 1900, 22. 



6 Ottawa Naturalist, May, 1902. 



