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Tlu' notes of the Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago ddicata) could be heard 

 at all hours of the night and often during the day. We flushed 

 a number of thes(^ birds and found several nests with eggs or young 

 in the vicinity of the nest. Spotted Sandpipers {Acfitifi marularius) 

 were frequently in evidence and breeding. 



As a result of our trip we observed the following birds and ob- 

 tained nests and eggs as given below: 



I. Gavia immer. Loon. — One pair .seen on u small jjoiul on June C. 

 At Ihi.s dale the bircLs had not started to lay. 



2 Cepphus grylle. Black Guillemot. — Fairly abundant. Breed- 

 ing on llic "hanks" on June 10. 



;}. Larus hyperboreus. Glaucou.s Gull. — Common. Several paiis 

 had their nests built out on large boulders in the center of poiuls, but as 

 the water was very cold and over our heatls in depth, we could not examine 

 them. 



4. Larus marinus. Great Black-backed Gull. — Generally dis- 

 tributed along the western coast and breeding. A few pairs were found 

 nesting on small islands in ponds adjacent to the Bay of Islands on June 10. 



.'). Larus argentatus. IIkkuing Gull.^ — ^ Common resident. Ob- 

 served everywhere off the "Banks" of Newfoundland, but their numbers 

 are being rapidly decimated by the fishermen. 



(). Sterna hirundo. Common TEiiN.--We saw a small colony at 

 Bay of Islands on June 7. At this date they apparently had not started 

 to build. 



7. Oceanodroma leucorhoa. Leach's Petrel. — Several burrows 

 of this sjx'cies were located on an island June 10, but as the holes invariably 

 ran under a large rock, a pickaxe was necessary to examine the contents. 



8. Mergus americanus. Merganser. — Nest found May 19 on the 

 banks of the llunibcr River, containing nine fresh eggs. 



9. Clangula clangula americana. Golden-eye. — Nest contain- 

 ing eight fresh eggs found in a dc'id tree near the Humber River on May 21. 



10. Somateria dresseri. I'^idkr. — Saw two birds of this .species at 

 St. Georges Bay on June 9. 



II. Branta canadensis canadensis. Canada Goose. — Common 

 breeder. At the time of our visit the young were already hatched and when 

 they were approached the anxious parents were heard "honking" in the 

 vicinity. 



12. Botaurus lentiginosus. Bittern. — One individual heard 

 "pumping" on June 1 and was undoubtedly breeding. 



13. Gallinago delicata. Wilson's Snipe. — A very abundant species 

 and noted wherever there was bog. Birds were heard overhead continu- 

 ously from 9.30 p. m. to 4.30 a. m., June 9. A nest containing three fresh 

 eggs was found on a mound in a spruce bog on June 8. On June 12 another 



