Notes on thk Birds of the Grand Fr(: Region, Kings 

 County, Nova Scotia. — By Robie Wilfrid Tufts, 

 Wolfville, N. S. 



;Reacl 14 May 1917 1 



The observations herein recorded are the fruits of careful 

 and painstaking field-work, carried on intermittently for a 

 period covering the past twentj^ years. 



The countrj- covered by these notes is the region embraced 

 by Kings County, especially that portion within a radius of 

 en miles of Wolfville, and including the Grand Pr^ (or 

 Great Prairie) which stretches from the mouth of the Corn- 

 wallis River to the mouth of the Gaspereau. The mud-flats 

 exposed at low tide in Alinas Basin; the salt marshes and 

 sand beaches adjacent to the Grand Pre meadows; the 

 heavily wooded hills, fresh-water lakes, river marges and 

 forests of the Black River (a tributary of the Gaspereau 

 River) ; all these have contributed their quota to the obser- 

 vations here set down. 



It may Ijie noted that my spring records for that class of 

 birds knVDwn as "waders" are rather vague and incomplete. 

 This must not be construed as indicating that these birds 

 do not pass through this region on their northern iourney, 

 but rather that my time at this season of the year is alwaj's 

 spent in the more attractive woodland areas. 



To my brother, Dr. Harold Freeman Tufts, now of 

 Boston, Mass., I am deeply indebted for much general data, 

 more particularh' in reference to the "water birds". 



The list contains 180 species and subspecies, and of these 

 we have discovered the nests or seen the fledgings of 91. The 

 numbers and nomenclature are those of the American 

 Ornithologists' Union. Local bird names in use in the district 

 are enclosed in .juotation marks. 



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