426 LIST OF BIRDS 



95. Totanus fkwipes. YELLOW SHANKS. Common during the 

 migrations. Occurs with the preceding. (Breeds. N.A.C.) 



96. Bhyacophilus solitarius. SOLITARY TATTLER. Tolerably 



common, breeding about the fresh water lakes and streams. 



(May 12th, 1885, May 20th, 1887. N.A.C.) 



97. Tringoides macularius. SPOTTED SANDPIPER. A tolerably 

 common summer resident. 



98. Numenius borealis. ESKIMO CURLEW. Common in August 

 and September. 



99. Numenius hudsonius. HUDSONIAN CURLEW. Rather rare. 

 Mr. Comeau has shot it in August. (Earliest shot August 4th, 

 1885. N.A.C.) 



100. Ardea herodias. GREAT BLUE HERON. Rather rare and 

 generally seen in September. (May 19th, 1885, May 7th, 1903. 

 N.A.C.) 



101. Ardea egretta. GREAT WHITE EGRET. Accidental strag- 

 gler from the South. One seen June 9th, 1882, on an island in 

 Godbout River. (Not shot, and no other seen here since. 

 N.A.C.) 



102. Botaurus mugitans. AMERICAN BITTERN. Rare. Mr. 

 Comeau has shot several here and tells me that they are com- 

 mon at Manioouagan, thirty miles west of Godbout. (August 

 7th, 1889, May 12th, 1895. two specimens. Breeds. N.A.C.) 



103. Cygnus SP ?. A swan was shot at Pointe des Monts by 

 an Indian in 1870. (Cygnus buccinator. N.A.C.) 



104. Chen hyperboreus. SNOW GOOSE. Rare. Mr. Comeau 

 has shot it in October. (Shot frequently since 1882.) 



105. Bernicla brenta. BRANT GOOSE. Breeds, and is by no 

 means rare. Arrives in April, remaining into November and 

 sometimes December. (March 27th, 1887. Height of the mi- 

 gration, large flocks 1st to 10th of June. N.A.C.) 



106. Bernicla Canadensis. CANADA GOOSE. A common mi- 

 grant, arriving during the latter part of March, and depart- 

 ing in November. It breeds at Natashquan, Western Labra- 

 dor. (Breeds on Anticosti Island, straggler. N.A.C.) 



107. Anas obscura. BLACK DUCK. A tolerably common sum- 

 mer resident, breeding about the fresh water lakes. (Arrives 

 earliest end of March and leaves in November, late date Nov. 

 27th, 1896. N.A.C.) 



108. Dafila acuta. PINTAIL. The only one Mr. Comeau ever 



