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23. Hirundo erythrogastra horreorum ; Barn Swal- 

 low. Rare, and not knowu to breed. Mr. Comeau shot 

 one May 29, 1882. 



24. Iridoprocne bicolor ; White-bellied Swallow. 

 Common; breeds plentifully. First seen May 12, 1882. 



25. Petrochelidon lunifrons ; Cliff Swallow. A small 

 colony nested in the deserted Hudson's Bay Trading 

 Post at Gbdbout this year. 



2G. Ampelis cedrorum ; Cedar-bird. A tolerably com- 

 mon summer resident. 



27. La .nil is horealis ; Great Northern Shrike. Occurs, 

 but is not known to breed. 



28. Pinieola enucleator ; Pine Grosbeak. A tolerably 

 common resident. In autumn it feeds extensively 

 upon the berries of the mouutain ash. I have already 

 published a note on the breeding of this species at God- 

 bout.* 



29. Carpodacus purpureus ; Purple Finch. Not very 

 common. First seen April 26, 1882. 



30. Loxia leucoptera ; White-winged Crossbill. Toler- 

 ably common, but somewhat irregular in appearance. I 

 found this species to be very abundant here in July, 

 1881, while in July, 1882, I did not see any. 



81. JEgiothus linaria ; Red-poll. Very abundant in 

 winter, large flocks being seen nearly every day. They 

 all seem to move in one direction, following the shore 

 westward. 



32. Chrysomitris pinus ; Pine Linnet. Generally 

 common, but somewhat irregular. 



33. Astragalinus tristis ; American Goldfinch. Rather 

 rare. I saw a small flock in July, 1882. 



34. Plectroplian.es nivalis ; Snow Bunting. Very com- 

 mon in flocks in winter. Seen as late as the middle of 

 May. 



35. Centrophanes lapponicus ; Lapland Longspur. 

 Large flocks of this species appear on this part of the 

 coast during the latter part of April, remaining till 

 about the middle of May. They are then very abundant, 

 occurring both alone and in flocks with the preceding. 



36. Passercttlus sand vicensis savanna ; Savanna Spar- 

 row. Tolerably common, breeding on the thinly grassed 

 sandfields about the mouth of the Godbout. Mr. Comeau 

 shot one as early as April 21, 1882. 



37. Melospiza fasciata : Song Sparrow. A rather com- 

 mon summer resident in suitable places, arriving early 

 in May. Particularly numerous in the clearing about 

 Mr. Allan Gilmour's camp on the Godbout. 



!8. Junco hiemalis; Black Snowbird. Very common. 

 First seen May 16, 1882. 



39. Zonotrichia albicollis ; White-throated Sparrow. 

 The commonest Sparrow, breeding everywhere. First 

 seen May 14, 1882. This bird is the "Nightingale'' of 

 the Canadians. 



40. Zonotrich ia leucophrys ; White-crowned Sparrow. 

 Breeds, but is not common. 



41. Ageiceus phceniceus; Red-shouldered Blackbird. 

 Very rare. The only one ever seen here was a female, 

 and was shot by Mr. Comeau May 32, 1882. 



42. Xanthocephalus icterocephalus ; Yellow-headed 

 Blackbird. An accidental straggler from the west. Mr. 

 Comeau shot a male of this species in his door yard, at 

 Godbout, early in September, 1878. f 



*See this Bulletin, Vol. VII, pp. 120, 121. 

 fSee this Bulletin, Vol. VI, p. 246. 



43. Quiscahts purpureus ; Crow Blackbird. Rare. 

 Sometimes seen in flocks iu spring. 



44. Corvus eorax ; Raven. A common resident. May 

 12, 1882, Mr. Comeau found one of their nests on the 

 face of a cliff about half-way between ( lodbout and Point 

 de Monts. It contained four full-fledged young that 

 must have been at least three or four weeks old. 



45. Corvus frugivorus ; Crow. A common summer 

 resident, sometimes wintering. I have observed that 

 the Crows here find much of their food along the beach 

 at low water. 



46. Cyanocitta cristata ; Blue Jay. Resident but not 

 very common. 



47. Perisoreus canadensis; Canada Jay. A tolerably 

 common resident. 



48. Tyrannus caroUnensis ; King-bird. Not rare. 

 Earliest seen June 9, 1882. 



49. Empidonax flaviventris ; Yellow-bellied Fly- 

 catcher. I have seen a specimen that Mr. Comeau shot 

 June 15, 1882. 



50. Chordedihs popctue ; Night-hawk. A common 

 summer resident. First seen June 5, 1882. I saw Night- 

 hawks flyiug about overhead nearly every day while at 

 Godbout, both in July, 1881, and July, 1882. 



51. Cha'tura pelasgica : Chimney Swift. Generally 

 tolerably common, but not seen this year. 



52. Ceryle alcyon ; Belted Kingfisher. A rather com- 

 mon summer resident, arriving about the first of May. 

 About June 13, 1882, Mr. Comeau found three King- 

 fisher's nests in a bank, and each contained seven fresh 



eggs. 



53. Hylotomus pileatus ; Pileated Woodpecker. Very 

 rare. Mr. Comeau has shot but one here. 



54. Pious villosus ." Hairy Woodpecker. A tolerably 

 common resident, being particularly fond of the burnt- 

 over scrub-pine barren near Godbout. 



55. Picus pubesrens : Downy Woodpecker. A toler- 

 ably common resident, like the last, 



56. Picoides arcticus ; Black Three-toed Woodpecker. 

 Resident ; not rare. 



57. Colaptes aural us: Golden-winged Woodpecker. 

 A tolerably common summer resident. First seen May 



14, 1882. 



58. Bubo virginianus : Great Horned Owl. A rather 

 common resident. 



59. Asia wilsonianus ! Long-eared Owl. Rare. Mr, 

 Comeau shot three iu May, lb77 or 187S. 



60. Asio accipitrinus ; Short-eared Owl. A rather 

 rare summer resident. Earliest seen May 9, 1888. 



61. Strix nehulosa : Barred Owl. A tolerably common 



resident. 



02. Nyctea scandiaca : Snowy Owl. Very irregular 

 in appearance: sometimes very abundant in winter, and 

 sometimes not seen for several years Mr. Comeau shot 

 one May 17, 1SS2, and Mr. Gregoire Labrie killed one 

 May 31, 1880. These are the latest dates at which they 

 have been seen in this section. 



0: 1 .. Suniia funcrea : Hawk Owl. Common in winter, 

 generally appearing in November and not remaining 

 later than February. 



04. Nyctala tengmcUini richardsoni : Richardson's 

 Owl. A common winter resident, and very tame. This 

 Owl lias a low liquid note that resembles the sound pro- 

 duced by water slowly dropping from a height ; hence 

 the Montague Indians call it pillip-pile-tshish, which 



