May. 1920] 



The Canadian Field-Naturalist 



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ing just to the south of Perce. In 1919 I 

 found a dozen or more spending the summer 

 in Perce also at Grande Greve, and I saw a 

 flock of 50 or 60 near the marshes of the York 

 River. I was told that they had become a 

 great pest at Grande Greve as a flock would 

 descend on a newly planted grain field and 

 root up the grain. 



68. Pinicola cnucleaior leucura. Pine Grosbeak. 



On July 16, 1915, Mr. Taverner gives a doubt- 

 ful record of this bird. I saw single birds sev- 

 eral times at Perce and Grande Greve. 



69. Carpodacus purpureas purpureus. Purple Finch. 



Common, breeding. 



70. Loxia curviroslra minor. Crossbill. 



A flock of a dozen seen near Perce on July 



30. 



71. Loxia Icucopiera. White-winged Crossbill. 



On June 26th, 1914, Mr. Taverner saw a large 

 flock of these birds near Perce and secured 

 one. Later a flock of 100 to 150 were con- 

 tinually moving about. I saw only one, an 

 adult, at Perce on July 9th. 



72. Astragalinus trisiis tristis. Goldfinch. 



Abundant everywhere. If the species depends 

 here on thistle-down for nest construction it must 

 needs wait until the end of August. 



73. 5pinus pinus. Pine Siskin. 



The most abundant passerine bird. Seen every- 

 where in flocks during July and August. Mr. 

 Taverner found a nest and eggs on July 21st, 

 1915. 



74. Passerculus sandwichensis savanna. Savannah 



Sparrow. 



Very common breeder in open fields every- 

 where. 



75. Zonoiricbia Icucophrys Icucophrys. White- 



crowned Sparrow. 



One was seen by Mr. Taverner at Perce on 

 June 21st, 1914, evidently a late migrant to- 

 wards the north. This is the only record. 



76. Zonotrichia albicollis. White-throated Sparrow. 



Abundant breeder everywhere. 



77. Spizella passerina passcrina. Chipping Sparrow. 



Common at both Perce and Grande Greve. 

 Feeding young at latter place on August 7th. 



78. Junco h])enialis h^emalis. Slate-coloured Junco. 



Very common breeder. 



79. Melospiza melodia melodia. Song Sparrow. 



Common breeder both at Perce and Grande 

 Greve. 



80. Melospiza lincolni lincolni. Lincoln's Sparrow. 



Mr. Taverner shot a bird of this species at 

 Gaspe on July 28th, 1914, but has no other 



record of it. I had found the bird in crossing 

 New Brunswick on my way to the Gaspe 

 Peninsula but although I looked for it every- 

 where there I did not find it. 



81. Passerella iliaca iliaca. Fox Sparrow. 



Mr. Taverner has only one doubtful record of 

 this bird at Perce. Messrs. R. B. .Mackintosh 

 and A. A. Osborne saw one there on July 

 14, 1915. I saw the bird not uncommonly at 

 Perce and heard it singing through July and 

 as late as August 1st. There were at least 

 three pairs at Bonaventure Island. I did not 

 find it at Grande Greve, but the song season 

 was then over. 



82. Pelrochelidon lunifrons lunifrons. Cliff Swal- 



low. 



This was the common Swallow, nesting every- 

 where under the eaves of buildings. 



83. Hirundo er])thro§astra. Barn Swallow. 



A few seen both by Mr. Taverner and me. 

 I did not see any until August 3rd, evidently 



migrants. 



84. Iridoprocne bicolor. Tree Swallow. 



I saw two or three at Cross Point and at 

 Gaspe. Mr. Taverner saw a few. 



85. Riparia riparia. Bank Swallow. 



A very few of this species were seen and those 

 not till late in the season. 



86. Bomb})cilla cedrorum. Cedar Wa.xwing. 



A few were seen by Mr. Taverner in Perce in 

 1914. 



87. Lanius borealis. Northern Shrike. 



On August 18 I saw one of this species at 

 Grande Greve. 



88. yireos^lva olivacea. Red-eyed Vireo. 



I found a few of these birds at Cross Point 

 and at Perce. Mr. Taverner took a specimen 

 at Perce. 



89. Vireos^lva philadelphica. Philadelphia Vireo. 

 At Perce on July 14th I had a momentary 

 view of a bird that I believed to be of this 

 species and I determined to follow up any 

 vireo I heard singing. On July 21st in the 

 gorge of the Grande Chute near Perce I heard 

 a song resembling that of the Red-eyed, but 

 not so continuous, the phrases were more dis- 

 tinct. I succeeded in seeing the bird within 

 about fifteen yards and discovered that it was a 

 Philadelphia Vireo. 



90. Lanivcreo solitarius solitarius. Blue-headed 



Vireo. 



One heard singing at Cross Point on July 5th, 



and one seen at Grande Greve on August 20th. 



