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birds was obtained from the published works of Drs. C. W. Townsend, 

 G. M. Allen, Mr. A. C. Bent and others, but chiefly from Townsend 's 

 and Allen's paper on the Birds of Labrador, (1907). 



Annotated List of Species collected. 

 1. Gavia immer (Briinnich). 

 Loon. 



One adult female from Nicholsville, July 22nd. 



The Loon breeds commonly in Newfoundland. Old birds accom- 

 panied by young were observed along the Upper Humber from July 

 9th to 22nd. In the Hobley Hills on July 27th, one young bird was 

 observed with two adults in a small pond, not over a hundred yards 

 in length. Since the young bird was still in the down, the parents 

 must have bred in this very small pond. 



2. Puffinis gravis (O'Reilly). 

 Greater Shearwater. 



One adult female taken by a fisherman on the Grand Banks early 

 in June. 



This bird is without doubt very common off the coast, but I did 

 not have the opportunity of observing any alive. 



3. Mergus serrator Linne. 

 Red-breasted Merganser. 



Two adult females, Nicholsville, July 16th and 17th; three small 

 chicks, one male, and two females, taken near the same place July 8th 

 and 9th, and one large chick from Nicholsville, July 20th. 



Red-breasted Mergansers were seen on the L^pper Humber July 8th 

 and 9th, and again nearly every day from July 14th to 21st. The old 

 birds were generally accompanied by one or more chicks. On the 

 approach of my canoe, the young birds would dive while the parents 

 would flap away clumsily over the water. 



