Birds of Upper St, John- 
Batchelder. 
103 . Mergus serrator Linn. Red-breasted Merganser. — ‘‘Very 
common, breeding,” at Houlton. 
Bull N.O.Ob 7, July, 1882. p.152 
Birds within Ten Miles of Point 
de Monts, Can, Coiaeau & Mernam 
124. Mergus senator. Red-breasted Merganser.— Very common, 
frequenting both fresh and salt water. 
Bali. N. 0.0. 7, Oct, 1882, p.240 
Birds of M*gd»len islands. 
Dr. L.B.Bufoap- 
. 5 . . ‘o R °s”n.i7?rr.”i 
island a few^cre^in extent lying in the large lagoon near Grand Entry, and 
thickly covered with a low growth of spruces, we found on June 24 in the 
/nfn-ouole of hours eight nests containing sixty-five eggs. Ihe 
spae ‘ and most of the sets were incomplete, showing that 
eggs were a res nes ts were simply a few leaves and 
featlier's^hidden^under^ the overhanging branches of a spruce, and were 
placed from ten to forty yards from the water. 
Aak. VL April, 1889 . p. 146 
An Ornithologist' s Summer in Labrador 
M. AbbottFrazar. 
Merganser serrator, Ked-breasted Merganser. 
Common, but breeds only in fresh water on the 
mainland, and probably some distance from the 
coast. None of the natives I spoke to about it, 
ever knew of their nesting on the outer islands. 
O.&o. XII, Feb. 1887 . p./fl 
General, notes. 
Birds of Toronto, Ontario. 
By James H. Fleming. 
Pt.I, Water Birds. 
Auk, XXIII, Oct., 1906, p. 443. 
28. Merganser serrator. Red-breasted Merganser.— Common 
migrant April 16 to May 7, and from October 15 to November 16; I have 
no winter records but Mr. C. W. Nash has found this species here from 
September 15 to April 17. 
Notes on Cape Breton Summer Birds. 
Francis H. Allen. 
Merganser serrator. Indian Brook. 
Auk XII. Jan. 1895 Pi. 90 
Newfoundland Notes. A Trip up the 
Humber Liver, Aug. 10 - Sept. 24,1899. 
5 . Merganser serrator. Red-breasted Merganser.— B reeds abun- 
dantly. 
Louis H, Porter, New York City. 
Auk, XVII, Jan. , 1900, p. 7/. 
Birds of N.B. coast of Labrador 
by Henry B. Bigelow. 
26 . Merganser serrator. Red-breasted Merganser. — Locally com- 
mon ; very widely distributed. 
Auk, XIX, Jan., 1902, p.27. 
