BIRDS. 433 



Seen in spring only at Fort Chimo. Not known to 

 breed in the region. 



Audubon, vol. vi., p. 205, states that it breeds from 

 Labrador northward. 



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146. Anas boschas (Linn.). Mallard. 



Rare at Fort Chimo. Common on eastern and more 

 plentiful on southeast coast. Specimens obtained from 

 Davis Inlet and at the mouth of the Koksoak River; 

 known in Labrador as Mallard and Green Head. 



f 147. Anas obscura (Gmel.). Black Mallard. 



Not common in Hudson Strait. . Doubtless breeds 

 there, as a female obtained in July had the abdomen 

 bare and no quills in the wings. 



Audubon, vol. iv., p. 246, found eggs and young July 



5. 1833; 



Verrill, p. 139, states that it breeds abundantly on An- 



ticosti. 



f 148. Anas strepera (Linn.). Gadwall. 



Not observed in Hudson Strait. 



Verrill, p. 139, states that few specimens were seen on 

 Anticosti, and a half-grown young one was caught near 

 the middle of July. 



149. Anas americana (Gmel.). Baldpate. 



Mr. John Ford assures me that the Widgeon is com- 

 mon in Hamilton Inlet and on the southeast shore of 

 Labrador. 



150. Anas discors (Linn.). Blue-winged Teal. 

 Brewster, p. 389, records that fishermen report its oc- 

 currence at Anticosti. 



151. Anas crecca (Linn.). English Teal. 



Coues, p. 238, obtained a male in Labrador, July 23, 

 i860. 



