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CAPT. ROBERT A. BARTLETT 
GREENLAND EXPEDITION of 1938 
Under the Auspices of 
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
AND CLEVELAND MUSEUM 
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Field Notes for Brigus: 
Vte returned to Brigus on the afternoon of July 9 from Hodgewater; 
and on the afternoon of the 10th, Ray and I went up on the high flats 
above Brigus. There was a strong wind sweeping from the land across the 
higher rocky places and the lower marshy parts, where there were heavy 
patches of button bush. 
^ Larvus a. a rgentatus . Herring Gull: 
Several could be seen flying over Brigus Harbour. 
(2) Actitis macularia. Spotted Sandpiper: 
One sandpiper was seen at a distance upon a high rook 
overlooking the harbour. It was about the size of the 
Spotted Sandpiper. 
(3) Turdus m. m lg ratorius , Robin: 
One^was seen in the thicker sections of button bush. 
Dendroica aestiva amnicola . Yellow Warbler; 
Common in the thick button bush. 
Octocuris a. alpestris , Horned Lark; 
Saw 4 on the higher rooky sections. 
( 6) Passeroulus sandwiohen sis l abradorius , Labrador 
Savannah Sparrow: Extremely common everywhere. 
( 7) Melospiza Georgiana, Swamp Sparrow: 
Common in the sections of button bush. 
Due to the wind collecting was extremely difficult and -we only 
obtained 3 specimens. 
1 Robin 
1 Savannah Sparrow 
1 Swamp Sparrow 
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From 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. of July 11, we were in ”Frog Marsh, which is 
the wooded valley between two steep cliffs that slope up from the sea. The 
higher sections where we were, were not marshy as the name would imply. 
The birds were active and numerous, but still difficult to approach due 
to shyness and dense undergrowth. 
