The Zoologist— October, 1869. 1851 



in-the-inanger spirit — having first killed or crippled the goose for 

 them. 



? Bonaparte's Gull, Chroicocephalus Philadelphia {Ord.) — 1 have 

 every reason to believe this little gull occurs occasionally in the Straits 

 ofLabrador. During the fall (Aug.and Sept.)of 1866, and again in 1867, 

 I saw gulls (on wing) which I could refer to no other species, and the 

 settlers, to whom I showed specimens of the following species, said 

 they were larger than the " tickler," — a small gull with which they 

 evidently seemed familiar, and one which I think will prove to be 

 this species.* As the species of some of the Larid<B in immature 

 plumage are not easily determined, even by naturalists, there is room 

 to doubt the testimony of fishermen, as well as my own, as to the 

 identity of C. Philadelphia with the provincial name "tickler;" at 

 the same time I think it would be negligent on my part not to men- 

 tion the evidence in favour of its occurrence on the coast of New- 

 foundland. Because so celebrated an ornithologist as Audubon did. 

 not see it, there is no reason why another person may not. 



Kiltiwake Gull, Rissa tridactylus [Linn.) — Tolerably common,, 

 especially in its periodical migrations. I did not hear of any breeding 

 station on the island. 



Ivory Gull, Pagophila eburnea [Gmelin) — A very rare periodical 

 migrant on the N.W. coa&t of Newfoundland. Two were obtained at 

 Parson's Pond in January 1867, and another in January 1868 ; they 

 were brought to me for identification, being unknown to the settler, 

 who shot them, and who, strange to say, killed all the three specimens. 

 They were shot during a gale from the S.E., so that they must have 

 flown across the island, which is narrow at this part, and not more 

 than fifty miles from water to water. 



Sabine^s Gull or Fork-tailed Gull, Xema sabinii [Sabine). — A 

 periodical visitor, but not common at Cow Head. 



Caspian Tern, Sterna caspia, Pallas. — A tolerably common summer 

 migrant, and breeds on many of the islands along the coast : I ob- 

 tained eggs in the Bay of St. Paul. The settlers call it the " mackerel 

 bird." 



Wilson's Tern, S. Wilsoni, Bonap. — The most abundant species 

 on that part of the coast which 1 visited. It arrives early in June, 



* Tliere is certainly a possibility that the American Black-headed Gull [Ckroico- 

 cephaliis atricilla) goes farther north than Massachusetts, and visits the coasts of New- 

 foundland ; perhaps in company with C. philadelphia. 



