Oct.-Dec. 1921.] 



The Canadian Field-Natukai,ist 



1-J' 



especially over the sliallower waters of 

 the inner bay. 



Order Steganopodes. 



Family Phalacrocoracidae. 



(119.) Phalacrocorax au:itus a)iritiis 

 Lesson. Double-crested Cormorant. Noted 

 once, flying over the sandspit, tiiree iiidi 

 viduals in conii)any v.ith ducks. 



Family Pelecanidae. 



(125.) I'elecanus erythrovhynchos Gme 

 lin. White Pelican. From one to eirrhl 

 or more of these birds fished partically 

 every morning and evening in the inner 

 bay and on one occasion one was en- 

 countered on tlie spit itself three-quarters . 

 of the way to the fish-station. 



Order Anseres. 



Family Anatidae. 



(132). Anns phii i/rJujuchos Linnaeus 

 Mallard. 



(139.) Neftiou carolinense Gmelin 

 Green-winged Teal. 



(140.) Querquedula disoors Linnaeus 

 Blue- winged Teal. 



These three species we: e frequently 

 noted passing in flight over the spit, es 

 pecially at evening. 



(149.) Ma'ila af finis, Eyton, Lesser 

 Scaup Duck. A few seen in the evenings a 

 short distance from shore. 



Order Paludicolae. 



Family Rallidae. 



(214.) Porzaiia Carolina Linnaeus. Sora 

 Rail. The charactci-istic notes of this rail 

 were heard at the ma' shy portion of tlie 

 spit toward Plover Point. 



Order Li.micolae. 

 Family .Scolopacidae. 



(239.) Pisohia maculata Vieillot. Pect- 

 oral Sandpiper. Noted several times feed 

 ing along the beaches of the spit. 



(254.) Totanvs melanoleucus Gmelin 

 Greater Yellow-legs. Noted on the spit. 



(25().) llelodramus solitarius solitarius 

 Wilson. Noted quite i-egularly along the 

 inner shore of the sandsjiit, especially in 

 the evening. 



(263.) Actifis macuhiria Linnaeus. Spot- 

 ted Sandpiper. Noted several times on the 

 beaches of the spit. 



Family (haradriidae. 



(273.) Oxyechns rocifc us L'.unacus. 

 Killdcci'. Noted feeding along the beaches 

 of the spit. 



(277.) Aegialitis indoda Ord. Piping 

 Plover. Noted one morning along the 

 outer beach. Nested at Plover i^»int, 

 where parents and young were collei-ted. 



Order Raptores. 



Family Buteonidae. 



(331.) Circus hudsonius Linnaeus. 

 Marsh Hawk. Observed passing over point 

 several times and on one occasion it was 

 noted quartering near the camp in search 

 of prey. 



Order Coccyges. 

 Famih' Alcedinidae. 



(390.) Ceryle alcyon Linnaeus. Belted 

 Kingfisher. This conspicuous bird was a 

 rather infrequent fisher along the inner 

 shoreline of the sandspit. 



Order Macrochires. 



Family Caprimulgidae. 



(420.) Chordeiles virginianus subsp. 

 Gmelin. Nighthawk. This species was a 

 regular visitor on the spit near camp at 

 evening, a half a dozen (>:• more being noted 

 or heard at one time. 



Order Passeres. 

 Family Coracidae. 



(488). Corvus brachyrhynchos b achy- 

 rhynchos Brehm. Crow. Flocks composed 

 of as many as a hundreil individuals reg- 

 ularly visited the beaches cf the sandspit 

 in search of dead fish. Single individuals 

 could be observed in the vicinity at almost 

 any hour of the day but the large flocks 

 usually came at evening and moniing. 



Family Icteridae. 



(495). Moloihrus aicr Boddaert. Cow- 

 bird. Noted as a visitant about the camp. 



(497). Xanthocephalus xanthoccphalus 

 Bonaparte. Yellow-iieaded Blackbird. This 

 species was noted several times around 

 camp, usually together with one or both of 

 tiie following blackbirds. 



(498.) Agclaius p)ioeniccus subsp. Lin- 

 naeus. Noted as a visitant on the sandspit. 



(511b). Quiscalus quiscula acneus Ridg- 

 wav. Bronzed Grackle. A common species 



