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132. Larus marinus. Great Black-backed Gull. — Breeds, and is 

 tolerably common. It is absent only in January and February. July 17, 

 1SS2, I found one of their nests on Great Baule, one of the Seven Islands. 

 It consisted of a little coarse grass placed in a slight depression in the 

 rock, and was lined with a sort of pad, about four inches in diameter, of 

 beautiful soft down, on which reposed a single egg. The egg had been 

 incubated, but failed to hatch. 



133. Larus argentatus smithsonianus. Herring Gull. — Very 

 abundant, breeding plentifully on suitable rocks. Arrives about the mid- 

 dle or latter part of April, remaining into November. 



134. Rissa tridactyla. Kittiwake. — Breeds abundantly. Arrives 

 late in April or early in May, remaining into December. This and the 

 preceding are the commonest Gulls along this part of the coast, and are 

 constantly seen, both singly and in immense flocks. They follow the 

 receding tide and cover the sand flats that are exposed at low water, feeding 

 upon the molluscs and other marine animals that abound in such situa- 

 tions. I have seen more than a thousand at one time. 



135. Pagophila eburuea. Ivory Gull. — Very rare. Mr. Comeau 

 shot a male in x\pril, 1S77. at Point de Monts. The specimen was presented 

 to the Museum at Bersimis Mission, where it is now preserved. 



136. Chroicoceplialus Philadelphia. Bonaparte's Gull. — A tol- 

 erably common summer resident, arriving late in May. 



137. Sterna macrura. Arctic Tern. — Very abundant at certain 

 places, where it breeds. Mr. Comeau once killed sixteen at one shot, 

 flying. It ai-rives early in June. 



13S. Cymochorea leucorrhoa. Leach's Petrel. — Common in 

 summer. 



139. Colymbus torquatus. Loon. — Common. Breeds about the 

 fresh-water lakes of the interior. I saw many, and heard others, in the 

 Gulf, near Point de Monts, in July. Earliest seen April 12, 1S82. 



\.\o. Colymbus septentrionalis. Red-throated Diver. — Common, 

 breeding with the last, but not arriving so early, usually coming in Ma^-. 



141. Podicipes griseigena holboelli. Red-necked Grebe. — Rare; 

 one shot in September. 



142. Podilymbus podicipes. Dab-chick; Hell Diver. — Not 

 rare; killed both spring and fall. 



143. Fratercula arctica. Puffin; Sea Parrot. — Not common as 

 far up as Point de Monts, but very abundant on the Mingan Islands, where 

 they breed by thousands. 



144. Alle nigricans. Dovekie. — Very abundant in flocks during 

 some winters, arriving early in December and remaining till some time in 

 Februarv. During other winters it is rare or does not occur at all. 



145. Uria grylle. Bl.\ck Guillemot; Sea Pigeon. — A common 

 resident, breeding not only here, but even on the islands off the mouth of 

 the Saguenav, an hundred and fifty miles farther up the St. Lawrence. 



146. Lomvia troile. Foolish Guillemot ; Murre. — Like the Dove- 

 kie. the Murre is sometimes very abundant here in winter, while during 



