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The Canadian Field-Naturalist 



[Vol. XXXIV. 



44. Buteo plat^pierus. Broad-winged Hawk. 



I clearly identified one of these at Grande 

 Greve on August 24th, and saw the same one 

 or another there the following day. 



45. Archibuteo lagopus sancti-johannis. Rough- 



legged Hawk. 



One seen at Grande Greve on August 19. 



46. Haliaeetus leucoccphalus alascanus. Northern 



Bald Eagle. 



Four of these birds in immature plumage were 

 flying about a rocky crag in the woods of 

 Cross Point on July 7th. 



47. Falco peregrinus anatum. Duck Hawk. 



A pair of these birds evidently nested near the 

 Pic d'Aurore at Perce. 



48. Falco columbarius columbarius. Pigeon Hawk. 



One seen at Cannes des Roches, — one near 

 Perce and two or three near Grande Greve. 



49. Falco sparverius. Sparrow Hawk. 



One seen from the train near Nouvelle on 

 August 28. 



50. Pandion haliaetus carolinensis. Osprey. 



A few all along the coast. Between Grande 

 Greve and Gaspe I counted six, and six in a 

 day's trip on the York River. 



51. Ceri;/c alcyon. Belted Kingfisher. 



A few seen along the coast. 



52. Dr^obates pubescens sub. sp. Downy Wood- 



pecker. 



A few seen. Mr. Taverner secured a single 

 specimen at Gaspe. Its measurements are, — 

 wing 96; tail 62; culmen 16; tarsus 15. 



53. Sph})rapicus varius varius. Yellow-bellied Sap- 



sucker. 



One seen at Cross Point and their markings on 



trees seen elsewhere. 



54. Colaptes auraius luteus. Northern Flicker. 



Not uncommon at all stations. 



55. Chordeiles virginianus virginianus. Nighthawk. 



One seen at Cross Point by me and a few at 

 Gaspe by Mr. Taverner. 



56. Chaetura pelagica. Chimney Swift. 



One seen at Cascapedia and Mr. Taverner re- 

 ported a pair at Perce in 1915. 



57. Archilochus colubris. Ruby-throated Hum- 



mingbird. 



Mr. Taverner saw one at Perce in 1915. I 

 saw one at Corner of the Beach and another 

 at Grande Greve. 



58. Tyrannus tyrannus. Kingbird. 



One was noted by Mr. Taverner at Perce on 

 June 10. 1915. 



59. Empidonax flavivcniris. Yellow-bellied Fly- 



catcher. 



Not uncommon. 



60. Empidonax irailli alnorum. Alder Flycatcher. 



A few seen and heard in song at Perce. 



61. C})anocitta cristata cristata. Blue Jay. 



One was noted at Perce by Mr. Taverner on 

 July 4th, 1914 and July 28, 1915, and one 

 was seen by Judge C. F. Jenny in 1911 at 

 Perce. 



62. Persisoreus canadensis canadensis. Canada 



Jay. 



One seen at Bonaventure Island on July 9th, 

 1914 by Mr. Taverner. 



63. Corvus corax principalis. Northern Raven. 



At least one pair at Perce and another at 

 Grande Greve. A family were always to be 

 seen about the cliffs at the Grande Coupe at 

 Perce and the birds flew back and forth to the 

 cliffs of the Murailles and Pic d'Aurore. Here 

 they were continually set upon by Herring 

 Gulls. The cause of the animosity on the 

 part of the latter bird was evident, for Mr. 

 Taverner records that a Raven was seen on the 

 cliffs of Grande Coupe in 1915 feeding its 

 offspring with a young Herring Gull. 

 The flight of the Ravens about Pic d'Aurore 

 was extremely graceful. In the strong sea 

 breeze they often rose from near the sea to 

 the summit of the peak, 700 ft. without ap- 

 parent movement of the wings. 



64. Corvus brachyrhynchos hrachyrhynchos. Crow. 



Common everywhere and as tame and easily 

 approached as I have found them at Cape 

 Breton. At Perce I saw two Crows feeding 

 in a field of young barley within thirty yards of 

 a realistic scare-crow. They were often seen on 

 fence posts and out-buildings and they often 

 fed on the fish heads, and entrails spread on 

 the land as fertilizer. At Barachois on July 

 26th I saw about a hundred crows on the 

 beach near the fish-splitting tables and alight- 

 ing on the fishing boats. Here they took the 

 part of the Herring Gulls at Perce and else- 

 where. 



65. Moloihrus ater ater. Cowbird. 



One in immature plumage was seen at King 

 George Cove near Grande Greve on August 

 25th. 



66. Slurnella magna magna. Meadowlark. 



One was reported by Mr. Taverner as seen at 

 Perce about June 10, 1915. 



67. Quiscalus quiscula aeneus. Bronzed Grackle. 



I am inclined to think this is a recent arrival in 

 the Gaspe Peninsula. I was told both at 

 Perce and Grande Greve that these birds had 

 been seen in the last few years only. In 1914, 

 Mr. Taverner saw a few at Gaspe but none 

 at Perce. In 1915 he saw a few evidently nest- 



