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Ilirundo blcolor, Vieill. White-bellied Swallow. Common. Probably 

 breeds in hollow trees, as at Grand Menan. 



Cotyle riparia, Boie. Bank Swallow. Common. 



Vireo oUvaceus, Vieill. Eed-eyed VIreo. Common. 



Troglodytes hyemalis, Vieill. Winter Wren. A small wren, apparently 

 of this species, was seen at South- West Point, Anticosti, in 

 July. 



Sitta canadensis, Linn. Red-bellied Nuthatch. Common. 



Parus atricapillus, Linn. Chickadee. Very common. 



Passerculus savanna, Bon. Savannah Sparrow. Common. Breeds 

 in almost every place where there Is grass. 



Zonotrichia albicollis, Bon. White-throated Sparrow. Very com- 

 mon. This is by far the most common singing bird, and its 

 clear, musical notes were heard at all parts of the island and 

 during the whole summer. 



Junco hyemalis, Sclat. Blue Snow Bird. Common all summer. 



Spizella monticola, Balrd. Tree Sparrow. Common. Breeds. 



Passerella iliaca, Sw. Fox-colored Sparrow. Common. Breeds. 



Passerella obscura, V. nov. sp. Dusky Sparrow. Probably frequent. 

 Two specimens were obtained. 



Corvus americanus, Aud. Crow. Very abundant and quite unsus- 

 picious. 



Corvus carnivorus, Bart. Kaven. Not very common. Only a few 

 individuals were seen. 



Perisoreus canadensis, Bon. Canada Jay. Common and very famil- 

 iar and unsuspicious. Young ones that were fully grown were 

 shot July 15. 



Ectopistes migratoria, Sw. Wild Pigeon. A single individual was 

 seen at Heath Point. We were told that they are very rare 

 on the island. 



Lagopus albus, Aud. White Ptarmigan. We were told that this 

 species is to be found In the interior, but none were seen by 

 our party. 



Ai-dea lierodias, Linn. Blue Heron. A large heron, which appeared 

 to be of this species, was seen at Ellis Bay. 



Botaurus lentiginosus, Steph. Bittern. Common. Several were 

 seen at various times. A young one, just beginning to fly, 

 was caught August 4. 



Actodromas minutilla, Coues. Little Sandpiper. (Tringa Wilsoni, 

 Nutt.) A large number of these birds were seen while cross- 

 ing a marshy plain or heath near Ellis Bay. They flew 

 around our heads, uttering a peculiar scolding note, and evi- 

 dently had nests in the vicinity, but we did not succeed in 

 finding them. They began to appear on the beach in small 

 flocks about the 8th of August. 



