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Not observed in Hudson Strait ; abundant and breeding on the 

 eastern and southern shores of Labrador. (Packard.) Not rare 

 in West Greenland, but unknown in East Greenland. {Arct. Man) 

 Breeds, but not in large numbers, on the Great Bird Rock, Bryon 

 Island and Entry Island, Magdalen Islands, Gulf of St. Lawrence. 

 {Bishop.) Common along the St. Lawrence at Kamouraska, Que. 

 {Dionne.) Common from the middle Labrador coast to Frobisher 

 Straits ; they are not found in Cumberland Gulf, but are by no 

 means rare on the west coast of Greenland. l^Kumelin.) 



The first notice we have of the occurrence of this species in 

 Ontario is in the published proceedings of the Canadian Institute. 

 The specimen there recorded was taken on December loth, 1889 ; 

 a second specimen was taken near the west end of Lake Ontario 

 in November, 1871, and Mr. J. H. Fleming mentions another as 

 having been taken near Hamilton. 



Breeding Notes. — This species breeds abundantly at Gannet 

 Islands, coast of Labrador. Mr. Dick collected a number of eggs 

 for me on July 2nd, 1895. Like the common Murre, this bird 

 lays its egg on a ledge of the sea-cliff. This species, like the 

 Black or Pigeon Guillemot, sometimes lays two eggs, but one is 

 the usual number. {Raine.) 



MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 



One specimen obtained on the Atlantic coast, purchased with 

 the Holman collection. 



Four eggs are in the collection. Two of these were obtained 

 by Mr. A. P. Low at Davis Inlet, coast of Labrador ; two others 

 were received from Mr. Raine, who obtained them from Labrador. 



' XVI. PLAUTUS Brunnich. 1772. 



?3. Great Auk. 



Plautus impennis (Linn.) Steenstr. 1855. 



Formerly very abundant around Newfoundland, but now ex- 

 tinct. Last living specimen seen in 1852 ; a dead specimen 

 picked up in Trinity Bay, 1853. {Reeks.) First discovered in 

 Greenland in 1574; last specimen killed byEldey off the south- 

 west point of Iceland in 1844. {Arct. Man) 



