40 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 
on high cliffs; two pairs nested very near our harbour, but the 
nests were torn down by the ravens. (Kumelin.) A few speci- 
mens taken in the Bay of Fundy, N. B. (Chamberlain). North 
Atlantic coast of North America. (A. O. U. List.) 
46. Nelson Gull. 
Larus nelsont HENSH. 1884. 
Type specimen’ captured’ “at St. Michael, June oth; 1377. 
(Velson.) One male specimen was taken at Point Barrow. (Mc- 
Lthenny.) 
47. Great Black-backed Gull. 
Larus marinus LINN. 1758. 
Breeds generally throughout Danish Greenland, but most | 
commonly between lat. 63° and 68° N. (Aret. Man.) Common 
in northeastern Labrador. Rather less so than the burgomaster. 
Breeding commonly. (Sigelow.) A large colony seen on the 
high cliffs of Cumming creek, North Devon, and in other inaccess- 
ible places on the northern} islands. (4. P. Low.) A not uncom- 
mon migrant along the shores of Cape Breton island; N.S. 
(Zownsend.) Common along the Atlantic coast, and Chamberlain 
says it resides in New Brunswick. Common in the Gulf of St. 
Lawrence and ascending the riverto Lake Ontario where it is 
occasionally seen. One has been seen in the vicinity of Ottawa, 
Ont. Fleming says the earliest Toronto record is Sept. 18th, the 
latest, May 26th. 
BREEDING Notes.—This species breeds on Gannet island, coast 
of Labrador, where Mr. Dicks collected for me a number of 
clutches on June 15th, 1895. The nests were built on the rocks 
and made of sea-weed and usually contained three eggs each. 
Sometimes only two eggs are found inanest. (Razne.) Reeks 
says that in Newfoundland it builds its nest of grass or rushes 
most commonly in fresh-water ponds or lakes; it is said to breed 
commonly in Labrador and Brewster saw young on Anticosti and 
believes it breeds there. Jones says it breeds on islands off the 
coast of Nova Scotia. 
A colony numbering some 50 or Ico birds nest yearly at Methol 
lake, Kings co., N.S.; the lake is shallow and numerous granite 
