v i IHE BIRDS OF MONTREAL 



Bitterns, Rails, Sandpipers, Plover, Grouse, Hawks, 

 Owls, Cuckoos, Kingfishers, Woodpeckers, Night- 

 hawks, Swifts, Hummingbirds, Flycatchers, Larks, 

 Crows, Blackbirds, Orioles, Finches, Sparrows, 

 Swallows, Waxwings, Shrikes, Vireos, Warblers, 

 Wrens, Thrashers, Nuthatchers, Thrushes, and 

 Bluebirds breed on the island of Montreal, and 

 Grebes, Loons, Gulls, Terns, Herons, Gallinules, 

 and Coots breed in the district. The south shore 

 of the St. Lawrence river, from Laprairie to St. 

 Lambert and below Longueuil, is a favourite resort 

 for shore birds, while the grassy and marshy islands 

 from Boucherville to Sorel afford secure cover for 

 aquatic birds to breed in. Isle St. Paul, or Nun's 

 Island, in the St. Lawrence river, between the La- 

 chine rapids and Victoria bridge, is a favourite 

 resort for Owls during the winter months, espe- 

 cially for the Snowy Owl ; the city is also attract- 

 ive to them, as they occasionally visit it. Besides 

 the Owls, flocks of American Pine Grosbeaks, 

 Cedar Waxwings, Purple Finches, Redpolls, and, 

 in some winters, Bohemian Waxwings can be seen 

 feeding on the bright red berries of the mountain 

 ash-trees in the city. 



There is not a complete modern list published of 

 birds occurring in the district of Montreal. There- 

 fore I have written the present one, to be issued so 

 as to be available for public use, and with a view to 



