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To write a list of the Birds of a certain district is 

 an easy matter, seemingly, but I have found it- 

 necessary to make a special study, for the past fifteen 

 years, of the birds occurring in the vicinity of Mont- 

 real, before attempting to publish a list, which I 

 believe to be a correct one, of the Avifauna of the 

 district of Montreal. 



The species contained in the list have been ob- 

 served mostly at or near Montreal, but when other- 

 wise, I have given the names of credible observers. 



Considering the number of species of birds to be 

 found in the neighbourhood of Montreal, it is not 

 an easy matter for an individual observer, with lim- 

 ited time, to come across all of them, as it is neces- 

 sary to be out often on the rivers and lakes, and in 

 the marshes, swamps, fields and woods, in a district 

 like Montreal, to obtain a correct knowledge of the 

 birds occurring therein ; for instance, I have rambled 

 over the same places, at different times and seasons, 



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