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3. Larus marinus. Gbeat Black-backed Gull. — One was seen 

 on July 26, ten miles from the mouth, and another on August 2, about 

 fifty-five miles from the mouth of the river. 



4. Larus argentatus. Herring Gull. — A few of these birds all in 

 adult plumage were seen both along the main river and the branch stream. 



5. Sterna hirundo. Common Tern. — Among the sand bars below 

 the firsl fall a few Common Terns were seen and five or six from twenty to 

 forty miles up the river. 



6. Mergus serrator. Red-breasted Merganser. — A single bird 

 was seen flying over the rapiils of the fiftli fall, another some seventy-five 

 miles up, and one on the branch river. This one in female plumage flew 

 ahead of the canoe, croaking hoarsely. 



7. Anas rubripes tristis. Black Duck. — The only Black Ducks I 

 saw were in the branch stream on August 5, about forty miles from the sea. 

 Here I came upon six birds and shot one, an adult female. The others 

 were probably young birds, but all took to their wings after acting at first 

 as if unable to fly. The bird I secured had a pale olive-green bill with a 

 black nail ; pale dusky brown or straw-colored tarsi and feet, without any 

 hint of red, a huffy almost immaculate throat and dark crown and nape. 

 The bird was a typical tristis. The breast was very dark and beautifully 

 streaked. 



8. Clangula clangula americana. Golden-eye. — A young bird 

 unable to fly with a little natal down still about its head was secured in the 

 main river. No others were seen here. In the branch stream on August 

 3, I came upon a mother and four nearly fully fledged young still unable to 

 fly. The old bird crouched low in the water — her golden eyes showing 

 very prominently, — and uttered hoarse rasping croaks. The young, 

 whose eyes were gray-blue and inconspicuous, at once scattered, diving 

 repeatedly and disappeared in the bushes, while the mother kept promi- 

 nently in view within twenty yards of the canoe leading us down stream. 

 After repeatedly swimming and flying short distances ahead of the canoe 

 for half a mile or so, croaking all the time, she disappeared around a bend 

 and undoubtedly flew back to the young. Near at hand the young made 

 no sound, but at a distance a loud beseeching peep was uttered. 



9. Branta canadensis canadensis. Canada Goose.— Seven nearly 

 grown young birds were found in the branch stream. They were able to 

 progress over the water with great speed by use of the legs aided by the 

 partly developed wings. No adults were seen. 



10. Botaurus lentiginosus. Bittern. — A single bird of this species 

 was seen and thoroughly identified on August 3 as it jumped into the air 

 within a few yards of the canoe on the branch stream. This is an interest- 

 ing record as the previous ones are so meagre. Coues found a wing in the 

 possession of a hunter in southern Labrador and Bigelow speaks of seeing 

 two or three at Cape Francis. 



1 1 . Pisobia minutilla. Least Sandpiper. — One was seen above the 

 fifth falls on July 30. 



