CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 749 



CCLXXXIV. PLANESTICUS. Bonaparte. 1854. 

 761. American Robin. 



Planesticus migratorius migratorius (Linn.) Swains. 1827. 



An adult male shot near Kornuk in the Godthaab Fjord, Green- 

 land, in 1865. {Arct. Man.) Locally common on the northeastern 

 coast of Labrador. Large flocks seen at Port Manvers on Septem- 

 ber 6th, apparently from the north. (Bigelow.) Abundant through- 

 out the country. Breeding plentifully at Fort Chimo, Ungava. 

 (Packard.) Common throughout the whole trip from Moose Fac- 

 tory to Fort Chimo, Ungava. (Spreadborough.) Two specimens, 

 a male and a female were taken at Northwest river, Labrador, 

 July 28th, 1891. (Norton.) A very common summer resident in 

 Newfoundland. (Reeks.) One seen August 31st, 1899, on the 

 Humber river, Newfoundland ; said to be common. (Louis H. 

 Porter.) One of the commonest birds in Nova Scotia. A few 

 remain all winter. (Downs.) A single individual was seen on 

 Sable island, N.S. on March 28th, May 8th, and October 24th, 

 1902; two seen March 20, 1904; seen in numbers April 12, 1905 and 

 several, Nov. 12; seven or eight seen April 5, 1906, and numbers 

 after a heavy gale Nov. 5 ; in 1907 many robins were seen, March i, 

 April II and Oct. 24. (James Boutelier.) Quite common at Brack- 

 ley point. Prince Edward island, 1888; common on Cape Breton 

 island, 1898. (Macoun.) Very abundant in the more open parts 

 of Prince Edward island. (Dwight.) Very abundant in New 

 Brunswick. A few remaining all winter. (Chamberlain.) A com- 

 mon summer resident at Scotch Lake, York co., N.B. (W. H, 

 Moore.) Very common in the Restigouche valley, N.B. (Brittain 

 & Cox.) Abundant on the Magdalen islands; breeding everywhere. 

 (Bishop.) Common everywhere on all the islands and shores of the 

 Gulf of St. Lawrence, but generally near habitations. (Brewster.) 

 Common at Lake Mistassini, Que. (/. M. Macoun.) 



An abundant summer resident around Montreal. Breeds in the 

 city and in Mount Royal park. Nests with eggs found from May 

 1 8th to July 24th. Usually observed here from March 24th to 

 November 8th. (Winile.) This is one of the most common 

 birds in eastern Quebec in summer. (Dionne.) An abundant 

 summer resident around Ottawa. (Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. ".,V.) 



