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1995 | REPORT OF THE ZOOLOGICAL BRANCH, 1904. © 71 
Birds. —The skins of about thirty species of birds, embracing 
over one hundred specimens, were preserved; these include, among 
others, the Lapland Longspur ( Calcarius lapponicus), the Snow 
Bunting ( Passerina ntvalts ), the Red Poll ( Acanthis linarius ), the 
American Raven ( Corvus corax principalis ), the Horned or Shore 
Lark ( Octocorts alpestris ), birds of prey, various shore birds, in- 
cluding the Red Phalarope ( Crymophilus fulicarius ), the Whistling 
Swan (Olor columbianus), Hutchin’s Goose ( Branta canadensis 
hutcthnsit ), the Snow Goose or Wavy ( Chen hyperborea ), the Eider 
Duck ( Somaterta mollisima), the King Eider (\S. spectabitis ), the 
Long-tailed Duck or Souwester ( Harelda hyemalis), the Arctic 
Tern (Sterna paradisea ), various gulls (Laride ), Jegers ( Ster- 
corartus ), the Murre or Brunnich’s Guillemot, ( Urra lomvza), the 
Sea Pigeon ( Cepphus mandti), the Red-throated Diver ( Urinator 
lumme_), and the Black-throated Diver ( U. arcticus ). 
Numerous birds’ eggs, some of them in sets, a series of birds’ 
nests and avian anatomical preparations were also collected. 
Various other species of birds were observed, such as the 
American Titlark (Anthus pensilvanicus ), the Rock Ptarmigan 
(Lagopus rupestris), and the Dovekie ( Ad/e alle ). 
Fishes.—The fishes observed, or collected, were various 
Salmonoids and Codfish (Gadus callarius), together with a 
specimen each of Lycodes and Gymnelzs (dredged), two specimens 
each of two species of Blennioids (dredged), a Sand-launce (4m- 
modytes ). Cottoids or Sculpins, a species of fresh water Stickle- 
back ( Pygosteus ) and a Basking Shark ( Somnzosus microcephalus ). 
Specimens of various spec’es of insects and of marine inverte- 
brates were obtained, and, when determined, these will form a 
peculiurly interesting collection. 
In this connection, it is appropriate to note that this season 
and during the last two or three seasons specimens of the Swingle- 
tail or Thresher Shark ( Alopzas vulpes, Gmelin), have been cap- 
tured in the waters of eastern Nova Scotia. The species has been 
hitherto uncommon or unr>corded in these more northerly waters. 
The Great White Shark or Man eater ( Carcharodon carcharias, 
Linn.,) has also been observed more frequently by the sealers in 
the Gulf of St. Lawrence in recent years. The Mackerel Shark 
(Lamna cornubica, Gmelin, ) and the Sand Shark ( Carcharias 
