GREENLAND EXPEDITION of 1938 
Under the Auspices of 
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
AND CLEVELAND MUSEUM 
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explain the shyness of the Robins, for even walking along the roads or 
in open places it was exceedingly difficult* One person from Brigus 
said that the foxes were after the Robins a lot* 
(1) Gavia iimner. Common Loon: 
Heard at night. 
(2) Bo tarius lentiginosus , American Bittern: 
Saw and heard one nearby in a marshy section. 
(3) Gallinago delicata , lAfilson Snipe: 
Flushed one from a marshy field and also heard one 
flying high above us. 
(4) Larus a. argentatus . Herring Gull: 
About a half dozen -ivere about the lakes. 
(5) Totanus melanoleucus. Greater Yellowlegs: 
Fairly common. Their ”twilick’* could often be 
heard about the ponds. 
(6) Pisobia minitilla. Least Sandpiper: 
A very small Sandpiper, undoubtedly this species 
was seen on the shore early in the morning. 
(7) Colaptes auratus luteus. Northern Flicker: 
Heard one in a dense growth on the top of a hill. 
(8) Corvus b . brachyrhynchos , Crow: 
FaTrly common. 
(9) Penthestes a. atricapillus. Black-capped Chickadee: 
Common in the dense growths . 
(10) Penthestes hudsonius littoralis , Hudsonian Chickadee: 
( Positively identif iecT only two . 
(11) Turdus m. migratoriu s, Robin: 
( ConDTion, but very wary . 
(12) Hylicichla mustelina . Wood thrush: 
Fairly common. Heard often from the deep woods 
at dusk. 
(13) Hylocichla guttata faxoni . Hermit Thrush: 
Fairly coirmion, and a¥ the Wood Thrush was heard 
only from the deep woods, making approach impossible. 
(14) Regulus c. calendula. Ruby-crowned Kinglet: 
Probably fairly common. Saw several. 
(15) Dendroica aestiva amnicola, Nfld. Yellow Warbler: 
Common* Heard at almost all times* 
