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59- AQUILA CHRYSAETUS, L. 

 (Golden Eagle.) 



On August 16 some fishermen killed a large Eagle at 

 Amherst. From the description of the bird, I believe it to 

 have been Aquila chrysaetus, although it might have been 

 a young Heliaetus leucocephalus. 



60. LAGOPUS ALBUS, {Gm.) And. 

 (Willow Ptarmigan.) 



In 1876 a single specimen was taken at Amherst. The 

 skin was preserved. It is, I believe, the only example of this 

 species ever taken on the islands, and was probably a strag- 

 gler from Newfoundland. I was unable to obtain the exact 

 date of its capture. 



61. SQUATAROLA HELVETICA, {L.) Cur. 

 (Black-bellied Plover.) 



The first specimens were seen August lo, but were very 

 shy. I procured two on August ii, and after that date they 

 were very common and quite tame. 



