7l8 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 



CCLVII TURDUS. Linn^us. 1758. 



760. Red-winged Thrush. 



Turdus iliacus Linn. 1758. 

 One sent to Dr. Paulsen in 1845, ^"<^ another shot at Fred- 

 erikshaab, Greenland, October 30th, 1845. {Arct. Man.) 



CCLVIII. MERULA Leach. 1816. 



761. American Robin. 



Merula migratoria (Linn.) Swains. 1827. 



An adult male shot near Kornuk in the Godthaab Fjord, Greenr 

 land, in 1865. {Ar/ii. Man.) Locally common on the northeastern 

 coast of Labrador. Large flocks seen at Port Manvers on Septem- 

 ber 6th, apparently from the north. {Bigelow.) Abundant through- 

 out the country. Breeding plentifully at Fort Chimo, Ungava. 

 {Packard.) Common throughout the whole trip from Moose 

 Factory to Fort Chimo, Ungava. {Spreadborough.) Two specimens, 

 a male and a female were taken at Northwest River, Labrador, 

 July 28th, 1891. {Norton.) A very common summer resident in 

 Newioundland. {Reeks.) One seen August 31st, 1899, on the 

 Humber River, Newfoundland ; said to be common. {Louis If. 

 Porter.) One of the commonest birds in Nova Scotia. A few 

 remain all winter. {Downs.) A single individual was seen on 

 Sable Island, N.S., on March 28th, May 8th, and October 24th, 

 1902. {James Bouteillier.) Quite common at Bracktey Point, 

 Prince Edward Island, 1888; common on Cape Breton Island, 1898. 

 {Macoun.) Very abundant in the more open parts of Prince Ed- 

 ward Island. {Dwight.) Very abundant in New Brunswick. A 

 few remaining all winter. {Chamberlain^ A common summer 

 resident at Scotch Lake, York Co., N.B. {yi^. H.Moore) Very com- 

 mon in the Restigouche valley,N.B. {Brittain &• Cox.) Abundant on 

 the Magdalen Islands; breeding everywhere. {Bishop) Common 

 everwhere on all the islands and shores of the Gulf of St. Law- 

 rence, but generally near habitations. {Brewster) Common at 

 Lake Mistassini.Que. (/. M. Macoun) 



An abundant summer resident around Montreal. Breeds in the 

 city and in Mount Royal park. Nests with eggs found from May 

 i8th to July 24th. Usually observed here from March 24th to 

 November 8th. {Wintle.) This is one of the most common birds 

 in eastern Quebec in summer. {Dionne) An abundant summer 



