LIST. 3 



what resembling the cry of a lost chicken. I imi- 

 tated its cry as exactly as I could by whistling, and 

 soon brought it up to the decoys. 



Genus Podilymbus. Lesson. 



4. Pied-billed Grebe. P. podiceps. (Linn.) (Dab- 



chick.) (Hell-diver.) 



" Transient Visitant," common. A few probably 

 breed here. I saw a considerable number of this 

 species in the spring of the year, some years ago, in 

 Lake St. Louis, near the Isles de la Faix, below 

 Beauharnois. 



Suborder Cepphi. Loons. 



Family Urinatoridce. Loons. 



Genus Urinator. Guvier. 



5. Loon. U. imber. (Gunn.) (Great Northern 



Diver.) 



"Transient Visitant," common. A few may 

 breed here, as they occasionally are seen on our 

 lakes during the summer months. 



6. Red-throated Loon. U. lumme. (Gunn.) (Red- 



throated Diver.) 



" Transient Visitant," scarce. Adult birds in 

 summer plumage rare. Most of the specimens shot 



