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IAVING made frequent reference to various species of birds 

 ^^^ in this work, it may be of interest to some of my readers to 

 bare a full list of all I have observed here. Unless otherwise 

 mentioned, I ihave shot every variety noted, and where I was un- 

 certain as to the species, the skins were sent to Dr. C. H. Mer- 

 riam for identification. To the original list first published by 

 Dr. C. H. Merriam in 1882 I have since added a few more 

 species, and have also been able to better observe the habits and 

 migrations of others. Where this has been done I have placed 

 my initialed note. 



From BULL. NUTT. ORN CLUB, Vol. 7, N. 4, Oct. 1882. 



LIST OF BIRDS ascertained to occur within ten miles of Pointe 

 des Monts, Province of Quebec. Based chiefly upon the 

 notes of NAP. A. COMBAU, by C. H. MERRIAM, M.D. 



Pointe des Monts is the southward termination of a high 

 rocky promontory that separates the river from the Gulf of St. 

 Lawrence on the North Shore. It is in latitude 49 '19 north. 

 The country is well wooded, the forests consisting chiefly of 

 spmoe (both black and white), and balsam. Scattered about are 

 a few birches, poplars, cedars and tamaracks ; and on a sandy 

 terrace near the Godbout river is a quantity of the Northern 

 scrub pine (Pinus Ban fcsiana) that here attains a height of 30 

 and sometimes 40 feet. The region is so far north that not only 

 are the oaks and hickories absent, but even the hardy beech and 

 maple do not grow here. (I have found a few beech trees since. 

 N.A.C.) I visited this section of the coast in July, 1881, and 

 again in July, 1882; and with the observations made at these 

 times I have incorporated the notes kindly placed at my disposal 

 by Mr. Napoleon A. Oomeau, guardian of Godbout. 



The nomenclature followed is that of the second edition of 

 Dr. Coues' Check List of North American Birds. 



1. Turdus migroitorius. ROBIN. A common summer resident, 

 arrives about the first of May and remains till late in Novem- 



