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Surnia ulula caparoch (Miill.). 

 American Hawk Owl. 



Uncommon permanent resident. 



Turner found the Hawk Owl rare at Fort Chimo, and he took its 

 eggs on June 8, 1884. The young were ready to leave the nest on 

 June 20th. Low saw the bird several times on the upper Hamilton 

 River and Macoun reports a set of five eggs from Hamilton Inlet 

 taken on May 24, 1896, by Raine. Macoun says it is rare at Lake 

 Mistassini where it is found in winter. In the Bangs collection is a 

 specimen from Black Bay on the Straits of Belle Isle taken on Novem- 

 ber 18, 1898, by Doane. 



We saw three or four skins of this bird in Dr. Grenfell's hospital 

 at Battle Harbor and obtained one. The bird had been killed at Fox 

 Harbor. We also saw the skin of one at Hopedale. 



[Coccyzus americanus (Linn.). Yellow-billed Cuckoo. — Although Au- 

 dubon says: "Even in Labrador. . . .1 saw a few," we think he must 

 have confused this species in his memory with the Black-billed Cuckoo of 

 which he gives a more definite record.] 



Coccyzus erythrophthalmus (Wils.). 

 Black-billed Cuckoo. 



Very rare summer visitor in the southern part. 



Audubon's is the only record; he says ('39, p. 524): "We saw a 

 few in Labrador, amid the clumps of low trees a few miles from the 

 shore of the Gulf in secluded and pleasant valleys." 



Ceryle alcyon (Linn.). 

 Belted Kingfisher. 



Common summer resident in the southern part of Labrador. 



Audubon, Stearns, Brewster, Frazar, and Palmer found this bird 

 on the southern coast of Labrador. Low says it is "not found north 

 of the vicinity of the Grand Falls, Hamilton River. Common on 

 Romaine River and at Lake Mistassini." He records its arrival at 



