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The following birds have been mentioned as occurring in the same 

 region by other persons, but are not included in the preceding list. 



Empidonax Jlaviventris, Baird. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. This spe- 

 cies was found breeding at Grand Menan by Dr. Henry Bryant 

 (Proc. Boston Soc. N. H., Vol. vi., p. 115), and also by Dr. 

 T. M. Brewer and myself It appeared to be rather common. 



Larus leucopterus, Fabr. White-winged Gull. This species is said to 

 breed occasionally on an island near Grand Menan, by Dr. 

 Brewer (see Bost. Jour. Nat. Hist., Vol. vi., p. 304), but there 

 has been some doubt expressed by others as to the identity of 

 the species. 



Mormon cirrhata, Pal. Tufted Puffin. According to Mr. Boardman, 

 the fishermen state that a Tufted Puffin, or " Sea Parrot," is 

 occasionally seen about the islands in winter. This species is 

 also said by Audubon to be sometimes found on the coast of 

 Maine. A specimen in the Museum of Comparative Zoology 

 was probably obtained at Grand Menan. 



Mormon glacialis, Leach. Large-billed Puffin. Specimens supposed 

 to be of this species were seen near Grand Menan by Audubon. 



Notes on the Natueal History of Anticosti. By A. E. 



Verrill. 



During the summer of 1861, a party, consisting of Messrs. A. 

 Hyatt, N. S. Shaler and myself, went from the Museum of Compara- 

 tive Zoology for the purpose of studying the geology of Anticosti and 

 making collections of fossils and other objects of natural history. 



At Eastport, Me., we chartered the schooner Inlet. We there 

 obtained the valuable services of Captain Mariner Small, and were 

 joined by Mr. U. S. Treat, Jr. To both of these gentlemen we were 

 greatly indebted for assistance in collecting specimens and in the 

 prosecution of all our labors. 



It is with pleasure that we are able to state that at every place in 

 Canada which we visited we were received hospitably, and were at all 

 times aided in carrying out the purposes of our expedition by every 

 one whom we met during our excursion. 



We sailed from Eastport on the 14th of June, and reached the 

 Magdalen Islands on the 2 2d. We remained there two days, study- 

 ing the interesting geology of Entry Island, which presents some very 

 remarkable cliffs. 



We then visited the Bird Kocks, which are noted for the vast 

 number and great variety of the sea birds breeding there. But Dr. 

 Henry Bryant, who visited the place a year before, has given a 



