BIRDS. 421 



-f- 75. Empidonax minimus Baird. Least Flycatcher. 



Audubon, vol. i., p. 237, found it nesting in Labrador. 



Obtained by Drexler at Moose Factory, May 30, i860. 



76. Trochilus colubris Linn. Ruby-throated Hum- 

 ming-bird. 



A single individual, male, was seen within 4 feet of 

 me July 17, 188-2, on the hill-top (825 feet elevation) 

 back of the station at Davis Inlet. 



Audubon, vol. iv., p. 195, states that few were seen in 

 Labrador. 



']']. Chordeiles virginianus (G'ca&X.). Nighthawk. 



Stearns, p. 117, records it from Natashquan. 



Obtained by Drexler in August, i860, at Moose 

 Factory. 



* f 78. Dryobates villosus leucomelas (^oAd.). Hairy 

 Woodpecker. 



Resident in southern portions of Labrador ; probably 

 does not occur north of the " Height of Land." 



* f 79. Dryobates pubf,scens (Linn.). Downy Wood- 

 pecker. 



Common and resident in southern portions ; probably 

 does not range north of 56°. 



Audubon, vol. iv., p. 249, reports it from Texas to 

 Labrador. 



Brewster, p. 381, found it breeding at Fox Bay, Anti- 

 costi, July 1 1. 



* t 80. Picoides ardicus (Swains.). Black-backed 

 Three-toed Woodpecker. 



Common and resident throughout tiic- wooded por- 

 tions. 



* ^ "ii. Picoides americanus Brehm. Banded-backed 



Three-toed Woodpecker. 



