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59. AQUILA CHRYSAETUS, L. 

 (GOLDEN EAGLE.) 



On August 1 6 some fishermen killed a large Eagle at 

 Amherst. From the description of the bird, I believe it to 

 have been Aquila chrysaelus, although it might have been 

 a young Heliaetus leucocephalus. 



60. LAGOPUS ALBUS, (Gm.} Aud. 

 (WILLOW PTARMIGAN.) 



In 1876 a single specimen was taken at Amherst. The 

 skin was preserved. It is, I believe, the only example of this 

 species ever taken on the islands, and was probably a strag- 

 gler from Newfoundland. I was unable to obtain the exact 

 date of its capture. 



61. SQUATAROLA HELVETICA, (Z.) Cur. 

 (BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER.) 



The first specimens were seen August 10, but were very 

 shy. I procured two on August n, and after that date they 

 were very common and quite tame. 



