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thority of Dr. Cones, who obtained one speci- 

 men. 



71. Nettion Carolinensis. Green Winged 

 Teal. — Dr. Coucs obtained one single specimen 

 at Kigoulette. 



72. Aix sponsa. Wood Duck. — Not rare in 

 interior. Breeds in hollow trees 



73. JEthyia Americana. Redhead, — I saw a 

 single specimen in the water at Baie des 

 Roches, 23 September. Am told that it is 

 common. 



74. Clangula Islandica. Barrow's Golden 

 Bite — Common in rivers as far as Natashquan. 

 Said to occur in Esquimaux River in mild 

 winters. 



Nests of this species have heen found in the 

 woods near Lake Champlain, and the duck- 

 lings were seen commonly on the Godbout 

 River during summer. — C. 



75. Clangula albeola. Buffle-head Duck. — 

 Common in fall, 



76. Harelda glacialis. Bong-tailed Duck. 

 — Common in mouths of rivers in spring and 

 fall. 



77. HisTiuoNiei's minutus. Harlequin Duck. 

 — Rather rare. Mouths of rivers, spring and 

 fall. Probably breeds 



78. Somateria mollissima Dresseri. Jlmeri- 

 can Eider Duck. — Abundant everywhere. 

 Breeds. 



79. Somateria spectabilis. King Eider. — 

 Abundantinspringin large flocks. I shotagreat 

 many of them. Jt is said to breed in this region 

 occasionally. In The Canadian Sportsman and 

 Naturalist, vol. 1, No. 7, July 15th, 1881, p. 51, 

 in an article headed >' Bird-nesting in Labra- 

 dor," Mr. Napoleon A. Comeau, the writer, 

 whom I know personally and who spoke with 

 me personally to the same purport, says that 

 on a small island opposite Mingan : " Indeed, 

 one small island, visited by ns, was almost 

 covered with the nests of this species (S. mol- 

 lissma), and here we first found the nest of its 

 congener, the King Eider (S. spectabilis')." This 

 is, I believe, the first record of this rare nest 

 found on the Atlantic. 



" Bird-nesting in Labrador" was written by 

 Mr. William Couper, the Editor of this Journal. 



Somateria v-nigra. Pacific Eider. — Abun- 

 dant in large flocks in spring. I myself 

 obtained specimens that had the decided " V- 

 shaped black mark " on the chin, and was told 

 by the natives that there were " three different 

 species of spring ducks so near aliKe that you 

 could hardly tell the difference." This spe- 

 cies has been doubted by several authorities. 

 I still believe that I can secure specimens and 

 prove its occurrence unquestionably. 



80. CEpBMIA Americana. /Hack Scoter. — 

 Abundant. Breeds by inland ponds. 



81. MeLANKTTA VKLVKTJNA \\'}utf-<rin<lKl 



coot. — Common in fall, rare in spring. No! 

 known to breed, 



82. Pelionetta perspicillata. Sen Coo'. — 

 Common in spring, rare in late fall. Not 

 known to breed 



83 Mbrgus merganser Aubbioanos. Fish 

 Duck — I have seen one specimen taken near 

 Fort Island. 



84. Mergus serrator. Red-breasted Mergan- 

 ser. — Common in spring and fall. Breeds 

 occasionally. 



85. Lophooytes cucullatus. Hooded Mer- 

 ganser — Rather rare but occasional. 



86. Sula bassana. Gaaiiel — Common in 

 Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Occasionally Been 

 near the Labrador coast. 



87 Phalacrocorax carbo. Common Cormorant 

 — Abundant off Meccattiua Islands Breeds. 



88. Phalacrocorax dilophds. Double-cresle I 

 Cormorant. — Common with the former. 



89. Stercorarh/s pomatorhinos. Pomarim 

 Jaegar. — I have seen a specimen of this species 

 I think taken near the mouth of Esquimaux 

 River. Dr. Cones also obtained it. 



90. Stercorarius parasiticus. Richardson's 

 Jaegar. — Shot a specimen in St. Lawrence 

 River, about opposite Point des Monts. 



91. Stercorarius Boffonii. Jit/yon'* Jaegar. 

 — Seen by Dr. Cones. 



9'2. Lards glaucus. Burgomaster. — Not rare. 

 I obtained several specimens. Breeds. 



93. Larus marinus. Great Stack-backed 

 Gull. — Abundant and breeds all along the 

 Labrador coast. 



94. Larus argentatus Smithsonianus. //er- 

 ring Gull — Common. Breeds everywhere. 



95. Rissa trioactyla. Kiltiwake Gull — 

 Common in spring and fall. Breeds occasion- 

 ally. 



96. Larus Philadelphia. Bonaparte's Gull. 

 — Common in large Hocks in fall, perhaps 

 spring, but not known to breed on the Labra- 

 dor coast. 



97. Sterna maORURA. Arctic Tern. — An 

 abundant spring and fall migrant in the Gull. 

 (I found nests of this Tern abundant on is- 

 lands near Natashquan — C.) 



98. Sterna fluviatilis. Common Tern. — 

 Seen at Regonlettu by Dr. Coues. 



99. Fulmaius glacialis. Fulmar. — Recorded 

 by Dr.. Cones off I'.elle Isle. 



100. Cymochohea LKCCOR'tHOA. LexcKs Pe- 

 trel. — Common off coast as far at leist as to 

 Belle Isle. 



101. PoFFiNcrs major. Greater Shearwater. — 

 Not rare off shore along the. whole coast. 



