Merriam oil Birds abo7it Point dc Monts, Ca)iada. 239 



90. Actodromas minutilla. Least Saxdpiper. — Rather common 

 in spring- and fall. 



91. Actodromas maculata. Pectoral Sandpiper. — Occurs in fall, 

 but is not common. 



92. Actodromas bonapartii. White-rumped Sandpiper. Mr. 



Comeau shot one Mav 31, 1SS2. 



93. Calidris arenaria. Sanderling. — Occurs in the fall migration. 



94. Totanus melanoleucus. Greater Tattler. — Common spring 

 and fall. Earliest shot May 9, 1S82. Passes south in September. 



95. Totanus flavipes. Yellow-shanks. — Common during the mi- 

 grations. Occurs with the preceding. 



96. Rhyacophilus solitarius. Solitary Tattler. — Tolerably com- 

 mon, breeding about the fresh water lakes and streams. 



97. Tringoides macularius. Spotted Sandpiper. — A tolerably 

 common summer resident. 



98. Niimenius borealis. Eskimo Curlew. — Common in August 

 and September. 



99. Numenius hudsonius. IIudsoniax Curlew. — Rather rare. Mi*. 

 Comeau has shot it in xYugust. 



100. Ardea herodias. Great Blue Heron. —Rather rare, and gen- 

 erally seen in September. 



loi. Ardea egretta. Great White Egret. — Accidental straggler 

 from the south. One seen June 9, 1882, on an island in Godbout River. 



102. Botaurus mugitans. American Bittern. — Rare. Mr. Comeau 

 has shot several here, and tells me that they are common at Manacougan, 

 thirtj^ miles west of Godbout. 



103. Cygnus sp. — } A swan was shot at Point de Monts by an Indian 

 in 1870. 



104. Chen hyperboreus. Snow Goose. — Rare. Mr. Comeau has 

 shot it in October. 



105. Bernicla brenta. Brant Goose. — Breeds, and is by no means 

 rare. Arrives in April, remaining into November and sometimes De- 

 cember. 



io6. Bernicla canadensis. Canada Goose. — A common migrant, 

 arriving during the latter part of March and departing in November. 

 They breed at Natashquan, Western Labrador. 



107. Anas obsciira. Black Duck. — A tolerably common summer 

 resident, breeding about the fresh water lakes. 



108. Dafila acuta. Pintail. — The only one Mr. Comeau ever saw- 

 here he shot June 7, 1S82. 



109. Querquedula carolinensis. Green-winged Teal. — Rare here, 

 but they breed at Manacougan. 



no. Querquedula discors. Blue-winged Teal. — Rare, but oftener 

 seen than the preceding. Has been shot early in May. 



111. Fuligula afiinis. Scaup Duck. — Tolerably common in October. 



112. Fuligula collaris. Ring-neck Duck. — Mr. Comeau has killed 

 two in spring. 



