Brewster.] 380 [October 3, 



A small flock was met with at Plaster Cove near Port Hawkes- 

 bury, but none were seen elsewhere. 



38. Perisoreus canadensis, Linn. — Canada Jay. 



We found the Canada Jay abundant on Anticosti where, of 

 course, it is resident. Several adults, and one young in the pecul- 

 iar plumbeous first plumage, were obtained. The former do not 

 agree with Mr. Ridgway's new race, nigricapillus, of Labrador, 

 but are essentially similar to Maine birds. 



39. Tyrannus carolinensis, Linn. — Kingbird. 



Observed only at Point du Chene, opposite Prince Edward's 

 Island. 



40. Contopus borealis, Swains. — Olive-sided Flycatcher. 



A single specimen noted at Plaster Cove, Cape Breton, on 

 June 23. I had fully expected to find the species at Anticosti 

 where the woods are perfectly suited to its habits, but none were 

 detected there. 



41. Empidonax flaviventris, Baird. — Yellow-bellied Fly- 

 catcher. 



At Ellis Bay, Anticosti, this Flycatcher was rather common in 

 thickets of mountain maples (Acer spicatum), about the edges 

 and openings of the woods. We did not meet with it either at 

 Fox Bay or on the North Shore, but it doubtless occurs in both 

 localities. 



42. Chordeiles popetue, Vieill. — Nighthawk. 



On the evening of June 27, as our vessel lay at anchor under 

 the lee of Grand Entry Island, a Mghthawk mounted into the 

 sky and repeatedly " boomed " overhead. Every now and then 

 it would alight on a gravelly spit near by, where its mate was 

 probably sitting. This individual was the only one observed 

 during the summer. Verrill does not include the species in his 

 list of the birds of Anticosti, but Dr. Merriam found it " a com- 

 mon summer resident " * at the mouth of Godbout River. 



43. Ceryle alcyon, Linn. — Belted Kingfisher. 



Observed at Gaspe and Mingan Harbor. In the latter locality 

 it was rather common, frequenting the shores of the bay as well 

 as the retired reaches of Mingan River. 



44. Picus pubescens, Linn. — Downy Woodpecker. 



i Bull. N. 0. C, vol. vii, p. 236. 



