1889. | BRITTAIN AND Cox, Festigouche Valley Birds. 117 
number of species observed is comparatively small, yet it is hoped 
that the record of the occurrence of some may prove of interest to 
the readers of ‘The Auk.’ The observations were made in July, 
1888. 
Merganser americanus. AMERICAN MERGANSER. — Quite common. 
Very destructive to young salmon. 
Totanus solitarius. SoLiTARyY SANDPIPER.—Rare. 
Actitis macularia. SporreD SANDPIPER.—Not uncommon. 
Bonasa umbellus togata. CANADIAN RuFFED GRousE.— Common. 
Many large broods of young about half-grown were seen. 
Accipiter velox. SHARP-SHINNED HAwxk.—Rare. 
Accipiter cooperi. Cooprer’s Hawx.—Common. 
Buteo borealis. RED-TAILED HAwK.—Very rare. 
Halizetus leucocephalus. WHITE-HEADED EAGLE.—Not uncommon. 
A nest was observed in a cliff about two hundred feet above the level of 
the river. ; 
Pandion haliaétus. AMERICAN OspREY.—Quite common. 
Bubo virginianus. GREAT HoRNED OwL.—Several young ones just 
on the wing were observed. They were very tame. 
Ceryle alcyon.. KINGFISHER.—Very common. 
Dryobates villosus. Harry WoopPECKER.—Uncommon. 
Dryobates pubescens. DowNy WooDPECKER.—Very rare. 
Picoides arcticus. BLACK-BACKED THREE-TOED WoOODPECKER.— 
Rare. 
Sphyrapicus varius. YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER.—Rare. 
Colaptes auratus. FLICKER.—Common around fields. 
Chordeiles virginianus. NiGHTHAWK.—Not common. Only seen in 
the vicinity of old burnt lands and settlements. 
Chetura pelagica. CHIMNEY SwirT.—Common, nesting in trees. 
Tyrannus tyrannus. KINGBIRD.—Seen only in the neighborhood ot 
houses near the mouthof the river. Very rare. 
Contopus borealis. OLIvE-sIDED FLycaATCHER.—Common. 
Contopus virens. Woop PEWEE?—From its note thought to be this 
bird. 
Empidonax minimus. Lrast FLycaATCHER.—Common. 
Cyanocitta cristata. BLuE JAy.—Common. 
Perisoreus canadensis. CANADA JAy.—Not common. 
Corvus americanus. Crow.—Local. 
Scolecophagus carolinus. Rusty GRACKLE.—Rare and local. 
Quiscalus quiscula. BRoNZED GRACKLE.—Very rare. 
Pinicola enucleator. PINE GrosBEAK. —This bird has been regarded 
asan exceedingly rare summer resident, some ornithologists even doubt- 
ing that it nests within the limits of the Province. At nearly every 
camping ground, however, and at other points, we either saw or heard it, 
and a few miles below the mouth of the Kedgwick found a nest containing 
one egg and three young. The nest was placed in a crevice of a rock, 
