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THE CANADIAN SPORTSMAN AND NATURALIST. 



ciation will pay all charges of transportation 

 in connection with this branch. There can be 

 no doubt that the exhibition will be a most 

 interesting one and will command widespread 

 interest and attention. 



PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND FISHERIES. 



There has been a falling off in the catch of 

 Mackerel, Cod and Herring this year, and the 

 Salmon taken by the islanders are not worth 

 reporting. Mackerel canning has become 

 quite an industry, the annual average number 

 of cans being about 200,000 put up on the 

 Island. Of Lobsters 6,832,865 cans were filled 

 this year. There is a reason for the present 

 scarcity of Salmon in the Gulf of St. Law- 

 rence. "Why is it that from all portions of the 

 North and South coasts we have reports 

 regarding the rarity of this noble fish during 

 the past three seasons? Cannot some one 

 help us to discover the cause? 



THE COMMON DOVE. 

 (Zenaidura Carolinensis.') 

 We have received the head, wings and tail 

 of a specimen of the above bird shot by Mr. 

 Comeau at Godbout, on the north shore of the 

 Lower St. Lawrence. The occurrence of this 

 Dove so far north is another illustration show- 

 ing that as the Canadian climate gradually 

 moderates, many birds which were heretofore 

 in a great measure, confined to southern and 

 western regions, will, eventually change their 

 ranges of migration. If we had a few more 

 close observers like Mr. Comeau, doubtless 

 other rare species would be discovered visiting 

 our northern forests. — C. 



FISH AND GAME PROTECTION CLUB OF 

 THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC. 



TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL MEETING. 



Mr. G. H. Mathews, Secretary of the Club, 

 presented the annual report, from which it 

 appeared that the Club had done good work 

 during the past year, and was now in a 

 flourishing condition. 



From this report it appeared that the Club 

 had commenced the year with a deficit of 

 $61.13; receipts during the year had been 

 $361.20; expenditure, $251.21; balance on 

 hand, $43.86. The membership stood as fol- 

 lows at the end of the respective years : — 

 1878,30; 1879,93; 1880,101; 1881,176. 



The report was adopted. 



The election of officers was then proceeded 

 with, resulting as follows, viz. : — President, 

 Aid. J. C. Wilson, re-elected; Vice-President, 

 Mr. E. C. Monk, re-elected ; Treasurer, Mr. 

 W. H. Rintoul, re-elected ; Secretary, Mr. G. 

 H. Mathews, re-elected. Committee — Messrs. 

 F. J. Brady, R. H. Kilty, H. R. Ives, I. H. 

 Stearns, B. Goodacre, A. N. Shewan, L. A. 

 Boyer, Selkirk Cross, Wm. Crowther, Chas. 

 Stimson, W. S. Macfarlane, Fred. Henshaw, 

 Jas. Appleton, Hon. J. R. Thibaudeau and 

 Alderic Deschamp. 



A Committee, consisting of the officers and 

 members of the Club, was then appointed, 

 with power to add to their number, to make 

 arrangements for a picnic during the coming 

 summer. 



ORNITHOLOGY OF THE ISLAND OF 

 MONTREAL. 



Bv Ernest D. Wintle. 



The following list of birds, frequenting the 

 Island of Montreal, has been prepared chiefly 

 from observations made by the writer, extend- 

 ing over a period of several years. It is pro- 

 bable that a few species have escaped notice, 

 as many remain only a short time on the 

 island during their migrations north and south. 

 TTJEDEDJE.— Thrushes. 



1. Tardus migratorhis, Bobiu. Common. Arrives 

 in March. Nests in May, June and July. 



2. Turdus mustelinus, Wood Thrush. Common. 

 Arrives in May. Nests in May and June. 



3. Turdus PaXlasi, Hermit Thrush. Hare. Arrives in 

 May. Nests in June. 



4. Turdus Swainsoni, Olive-hacked Thrush. Bare. 

 Arrives in May. Nests in June. 



5. Turdus fuscescens, "Wilson's Thrush. Common. 

 Arrives in May. Nests in June. 



6. Mimus Carolinensis, Cathird. Common. Arrives 

 in May. Nests in June and July. 



7. Marporhynchus rufus, Bro^vn Thrush. Becoming 

 numerous. Arrives in May. Nests in June. 



SAXICOLID^;.— Stone Chats and Blvebieds. 



8. Sialia siidis, Eastern Bluebird. Common. Arrives 

 in March. Nests in May, and raises two broods. 



