PREFACE 



It is always a satisfaction to accomplish some- 

 thing one has dreamed about for years. Ever 

 since my boyhood, when I read Audubon's 

 Birds of America, with its frequent references 

 to the Labrador coast, I have longed to fol- 

 low the great ornithologist's footsteps in those 

 regions. In 1906, on a visit to eastern Labra- 

 dor, I had a glimpse of Bradore and Blanc 

 Sablon, the termination of Audubon's trip, 

 and in 1909 and 191 2 I reached from the West 

 the starting-point of his trip at Natashquan 

 and looked eagerly into the promised land. 

 Only after another interval of three years was 

 I able to carry out my long-cherished plan 

 and explore the intervening two hundred and 

 fifty miles — Audubon's Labrador. 



I am indebted to many friends on the Labra- 

 dor coast who are mentioned in these pages. 

 I wish to thank Mr. Ruthven Deane, of Chi- 

 cago, for the pictures of Thomas Lincoln and 

 Joseph A. Coolidge and for his interest in this 



