422 LIST OF BIRDS 



49. Empidonax flaviventris. YELLOW-BELLIED FLY-CATCHER. 



I (have seen <a specimen that Mr. Comeau shot June 15th, 1882. 

 (June 6th, 1884, June 9th, 1885. Breeds. N.A.C.). 



50. Chordeiles popetue. NIGHT-HAWK. A common summer 

 resident. First seen June 5th, 1882. I saw night hawks fly- 

 ing about overhead nearly every day while at Godbout, both in 

 July 1881, and July, 1882. (One observed May 27th 1889 

 N.A.C.). 



51. Chcetura pelasgica. CHIMNEY SWIFT. Generally toler- 

 ably common, but not seen this year (1882). 



52. Ceryle alcyon. BELTED KINGFISHER. A rather common 

 summer resident, arriving about 1st of May. About June 13th 

 1882, Mr. Comeau found three Kingfishers' nests in a bank, and 

 each contained seven fresh eggs. (Very destructive to young 

 salmon and trout fry on a river. N.A.C.). 



63. Hylotomus pileatus. PILEATED WOOD-PECKER. Very rare. 

 Mr. Comeau has shot but one here. (Have seen a few since, 

 and one sihot April 22nd, 1902. N.A.C.) 



54. Picus villosus. HAIRY WOODPECKER. A tolerably com- 

 mon resident, being particularly fond of the burnt-over scrub 

 pine barren near Godbout. 



54. Picus pubescens. DOWNY WOODPECKER. A tolerably 

 common resident like the last. 



56. Picoides arcticus. --B.r,/CK THREE-TOED WOODPECKER. Resi- 

 dent. Not rare. 



57. Colaptes auratus. GOLDEN-WINGED WOODPECKER. A toler- 

 ably common summer resident. First seen May 14th, 1882. (One 

 shot May 2nd, 1889. N.A.C.) 



58. Bubo Virginianus. GREAT HORNED OWL. A rather com- 

 mon resident. (A very bold bird. Have known several instan- 

 ces of its attacking human beings. N.A.C.) 



59. Asio Wilsonianus. LONG-EARED OWL. Rare. Mr. Comeau 

 shot three in May 1877 and 1878. 



60. Asio accipitrinus. SHORT-EARED OWL. A rather rare sum- 

 mer resident. Earliest seen May 9th, 1882. (Breeds. N.A.C.) 



61. Strix nebulosa. BARRED OWL. A tolerably common resi- 

 dent. 



62. Nyctea scandiaca. SNOWY OWL. Very irregular in ap- 

 pearance; some times very abundant in winter, and sometimes 

 not seen for several years. Mr. Comeau shot one May 17th, 1882, 



