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of foremast of same steamer, and rested half an hour, and then 

 disappeared. Fine and clear ; moderate S.W. breeze. 



Land-bird (small brown). — Same day, forty miles S.W. of 

 Point Eich, Newfoundland. One came on board same steamer 

 at dusk, and probably remained till daylight. Fine, but dull ; 

 moderate S.W. breeze. 



Land-birds (small). — Sept. 25th. Gulf of St. Lawrence. One 

 seen by Mr. Grant Eobinson, second officer of s.s. ' Tunisian,' at 

 5 a.m. Two seen by same observer between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. 

 Early morning foggy, wind E. ; weather clearing at 4 p.m. 



Ducks (sp. ?). — Sept. 29th. Two flying west at 10.30 a.m., 

 lat. 56° 36' N., long. 23° 81' W. ; fresh N.N.W. breeze, fine 

 weather. 



Snipe (sp. ?). — Sept. 30th. Two seen flying about ship by 

 Captain Vipond and Mr. Eobinson, one hundred and ninety-nine 

 miles N. 75° W. of Tory Island. Strong westerly gale, fierce 

 squalls. 



Greater Eedpoll* (Acanthis linaiia rostrata?). — Oct. 9th. 

 Three settled on s.s. ' Sardinian ' while passing through the 

 Straits of Belle Isle en route for Glasgow. Mr. Milligan, who 

 sent me a wing, writes that " one of the three came across with 

 us." N.W. wind; fine clear weather. 



Land-bird (small). — Oct. 14th. Straits of Belle Isle. One 

 seen by Mr. Guy Hamilton at noon, twenty-two miles off Cape 

 Whittle. Cloudy weather ; wind N.E. 15th. Two more seen 

 by same observer at 4 p.m., eighty-four miles east of Belle Isle. 

 Light northerly wind ; fine clear weather. 



Land-birds (small). — Oct. 14th. Gulf of St. Lawrence, near 

 Heath Point, Anticosti. Four or five seen by Captain Vipond 

 at 7.30 a.m. ; another at 10 a.m. Moderate N.N.W. breeze, 

 clear. 



Thrush (probably American Eobin). — Oct. 23rd. Gulf of St. 

 Lawrence, off South Point, Anticosti. One seen by officers on 

 watch (' Tunisian '). Wind S. ; foggy weather. 



Slate-coloured Junco (Junco hyemalis). — Oct. 23rd. Gulf of 

 St. Lawrence, off Anticosti. Mr. Grant Eobinson drew my 

 attention to one hopping about the decks at 12.35 p.m. It 



* Professor Macoun has examined a wing, but is not quite satisfied with 

 his determination. 



