The Canadian Sportsman Ap Naturalist. 



No. 7. 



MONTREAL, JULY, 1883. 



Vol. III. 



WILLIAM COUPER, Editor. 



QUERIES. 



Is the American Woodcock (PMlohela 

 minor) found in the Province of Manitoba ? 

 We are told that it does not occur there. It 

 is not mentioned by Prof. Macoun, but it is 

 given by Mr. Brodie in his list published in 

 No. 4, Vol. III. of this magazine. 



Bonaparte's Gull (Larus Philadelphia 1 ) is 

 said to nest on islands in inland lakes. Have 

 any of our Canadian Oologists found it so 

 situated this year? Its eggs were desiderata 

 in the Smithsonian Institute collection a few 

 years ago. 



CANADIAN ORNITHOLOGY. 



In this issue, we publish a second review of 

 M. Dionne's late French work on the Birds of 

 Canada. It is unpleasant for us to be com- 

 pelled to decry the attempts so far made by 

 ambitious writers to produce histories or de- 

 scriptions of the avifauna of this Canada of 

 ours, but something must be done to stop the 

 carelessness which is so conspicuous in much 

 of Canadian ornithology. Mr. Chamberlain 

 is correct in saying that " it is time we speak 

 plainly about such things, if our students are 

 to take the standing they should. American 

 ornithologists also say that Canadian writers 

 as a rule, seem to know nothing about their 

 birds, and write the most puerile trash." 

 There is considerable truth in this statement, 

 and to stop it some one must speak out 

 plainly. We have had several ornithological 

 communications from parties resident in three 

 of the Provinces of the Dominion, but it is 

 impossible for us to vouch for the accuracy of 

 all the matter sent to us for publication — the 

 writers are alone responsible for their state- 

 ments — but when a wrong is detected we 

 generally form it right. Our object since the 



first issue of the magazine, wa», and is to 

 make it original regarding Canadian Natural 

 History, to constitute it an authority for future 

 reference, therefore we trust that our corres- 

 pondents will continue to keep the serial up as 

 a truthful record which it was our purpose it 

 should be. — C. 



CANADIAN HYMENOPTERA. 



COMPILED BY THE EDITOR. 



In vol. I. p. 19 of this magazine, I pub 

 lished a portion of the Htmekoptera found 

 on the Island of Montreal. The following is 

 a list of the Apid.k oecuring in Canada up to 

 March, 1879. 



Calliopsis flavipes, Smith. 

 Nomada bisignata, Say. 



" armata, Sch. 

 Phileremus Americanus, Cr< sson. 

 Stelis? nitida, 

 Coslioxys 8-dentata, Say.. 

 Osmia faceta, Cresson. 

 " atriventris, " 

 " ' albiventris, " 

 " Hudson ica," 



" cognata, " 

 " proxima, " 

 " vicina, " 

 " simillima. Smith. 

 Alcidamea producta, Cresson. 

 Monumetha borealis, " 

 Meuachile melanophsea, Smith, 

 " frigida, 



" latimanus, Say. 



" pugnata, 



" bucephala, Smith. 



" mendica, Cresson. 



" relativa, 



' " centuncularis, Linn. 



" 1 1 iv vis. Say. 



Melissoues desponsa, Smith. 

 " aurigenia, Cresson. 



" dentiventris, Smith. 



" bomboides, Kii-bi/. 



" abrupta, Say. 



Afathus laboriosus, Fabr. 

 " Ashloni, Cresson. 

 (i citrinus, Smith. 



