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them off Cape Chidley, and across Ungava from Great Whale River 

 almost to Fort Chimo. 

 We saw one bird of this species near Long Tickle on July 20th. 



Falco sparverius Linn. 



American Sparrow Hawk. 



Rare summer visitor. 



The only record we have is that of Coues ('61, p. 216): "A single 

 individual .... was observed during my stay in Labrador." 



Pandion haliaetus carolinensis (Gmel.). 

 American Osprey; Fish-hawk. 



Common summer resident in the southern parts of Labrador. 



Audubon records: "Many Fish-Hawks are found here, and I saw 

 several of their nests, placed on the low fir trees." Frazar found 

 them "common and breeding all along the coast as far east as Cape 

 Whittle." Palmer saw several pairs at the Mingan River. Low 

 states they are "common throughout southern interior, to lat. 54°. 

 Seen May 27th. Eggs June 12th." Spreadborough did not see any 

 of these birds in Labrador north of Moose Factory. Macoun records 

 eggs found by Low on the upper Hamilton River on June 10, 1894. 

 Turner was assured by John Ford that four or five pairs bred some 

 four miles above the Hudson's Bay company's post on the Northwest 

 River. Dr. Grenfell noted a Fish-hawk at Nachvak in the spring of 

 1900. 



While we were in Labrador we saw two hawks of this species, one 

 on July 12th near St. Lewis Sound, the other on July 18th at Rigolet. 



Asio accipitrinus (Pall.). 



Short-eared Owl. 



Common summer resident. 



One specimen was taken in southern Labrador on October 16th by 

 Stearns. Brewster saw two on July 22d on one of the Mingan Islands. 



