LIST OF BIRDS 421 



41. Agelceus phceniceus. RED-SHOULDERED BLACKBIRD. Very 

 rare. The only one ever seen here was a female, and was shot 

 by Mr. Comeau May 22nd, 1882. 



42. Xanthocephalus icterocephalus. YELLOW-HEADED BLACK- 

 BIRD. An accidental straggler firom the West. Mr. Comeau 

 shot a male of this species in his door yard <at Godbout early in 

 Sept., 1878.*) 



43. Quiscalus purpureus. CROW BLACKBIRD. Rare. Some- 

 times seen in flocks in spring (and in the fall irregular immi- 

 grant. N. A. C.). 



44. Corvus corax. RAVEN. A common resident. May 12th, 

 1882, Mr. Comeau found one of tiheir nests, on the face of a 

 cliff about half way down between Godbout and Pointe des Monts. 

 It contained four full-fledged young -that must have been at 

 least three or four weeks old. (Breeds in March, found a nest 

 with four young as big as pigeons April 2nd, 1889. Have seen 

 lots of young birds flying about at end of May. A bird very 

 much hated by trappers on account of its habit of robbing the 

 baits from fox traps. The bird also suffers great cruelty from 

 ignorant people on account of a superstitious belief, that if the 

 eyes of the young birds are put out, the old birds will bring 

 to the nest a certain kind of stone that will restore their 

 eye-sight, and be left in the nest. This stone, it ^appears, has 

 many mysterious properties, chief of which are rendering the 

 wearer invisible and enabling him to see in the dark. N.A.C.). 



45. Corvus Jrugivorus. CROW. A common summer resident, 

 sometimes wintering. I have observed that the crows here find 

 much of their food along the beach at low water. (Dead fish of 

 all kinds and possibly small live ones, clams and other shell fish, 

 especially sea-urchins and star fish form their chief foods. N. 

 A.C.). 



46. Cyanocitta cristata. BLUE-JAY. Resident, but not very 

 common. (Not resident but a very irregular and sometimes 

 abundiant migrant. June 14th, 1889, abundant. N.A.C.). 



47. Perisoreus Canadensis. CANADA JAY. A tolerably com- 

 mon resident. (Exceedingly abundant 1903 land 1908. Very 

 early breeder. Have seen young birds flying early in June. 

 N.A.C.) 



48. Tyrannus carolinensis. KING-BIRD. Not rare. Earliest 

 seen, June 9th, 1882. (May 27th, 1884, June 4th, 1885. N.A.C.) 



* See this bulletin Vol. VI., p. 246. 



