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Ihiilctin of I he Natural Hi stay Society, 
70. RUSTY BLACKBIRD. (ScolecopJicigus ferrugineus). 
An irregular summer resident. Arrives about last of April. 
Said to breed near Garnett’s Brook. 
77. PURPLE GRACKLE. “ CROW BLACKBIRD.” {Quisealus 
purpureiLS). 
An abundant summer resident, building its nest on trees 
and in barns in retired situations on the marshes. Leaves 
here usually about the middle of September. I saw one at 
Loch Lomond on October 23, 1881. 
78. BRONZED GRACKLE. {Quisealus purpureus ceneus). 
A common summer resident; always found in company 
with the Purple Crackle. Breeds, 
PLymily CORVIDyE. The Crows, Jays, &c. 
79. AMERICAN RAVEN. (Corvus corax carnivorus). 
This species was, a few years ago, not uncommon, but is 
now rarely seen. Nests have been discovered at Saint 
Martins, Dipper Harbor, and Black Point. 
80. COMMON CROW. {Corvus frugivorus). 
An abundant summer resident, usually breeding in com- 
munities. During every winter a few are seen, and some 
seasons large flocks remain. A favorite winter haunt is 
Courtenay Bay when the tide has left the sand fiats bare. 
A race of Crows that feed only on fish and gleanings of the 
sea visit Mace’s Bay every spring, arriving about the first of 
February with the schools of herring, and remaining until 
the middle of April. It often flies in company with the Gulls, 
and, like them, dips to the surface of the water, but has never 
been observed to dive under it. During the evening it fre- 
quents the shores of the creeks and streams in search of shell 
fish, and is most active at this hour and in the early morning, 
but during mid-day is rarely seen away from the Islands. In 
appearance it differs little from the ordinary crow ; it is some- 
