Birds of Southern Greenland, from 
Mss. of A.Hafiferup. M. Chamberlain. 
Uria lomvia. Brunnich’s Mukre.— An abundant winter visitor, ap¬ 
pearing on the fjord in flocks of one hundred to a thousand birds. They 
are generally found swimming over very deep water, much deeper than 
that upon which the Eiders gather — too deep to admit of their going to 
the bottom for food. When approached they usually escape by swimming 
or diving, and but seldom take to the wing. They are very fond of sitting 
near the edge of the ice, but are never seen to stand while resting either 
on the ice or land. 
In the autumn of 1886 the first comers were observed on November 9, 
and during the following day large numbers appeared. On April 16, 
1887, they were yet numerous, though somewhat diminished, but 
by the 25th of that month the greater part had left. A few remained 
through May, and on the fourth day of June some groups of two to five 
individuals were obseryed. In 18S6 the last small flocks, numbering 
twenty to thirty, were seen on May 30. 
GENERAL NOTES. 
An Abundance of Murres in the Environs of Quebec. — Since the 15th 
of November last, numerous flocks of Murres 1 have been seen flying over 
the river before Quebec; hundreds have been shot by sportsmen and 
some have even been killed with sticks near the wharves. The cold in 
December has been from 15 0 to 25 0 Reaumur, but it did not seem to 
inconvenience them. Several, however, that had left the wat^j* to rest 
on floating ice found themselves unable to remove on account of 
their wet feet freezing to it; two live specimens thus captured have been 
brought to me. The presence of these birds is a novelty here, as they are 
never met with in the environs of the city. Several have even strayed 
away into the mountains about ten miles from the river; they were 
exhausted and starving. After the 20th of December their numbers con¬ 
siderably decreased till the 8th of January, when the last were seen. 
Their presence is probably due to hurricanes in the Gulf of St. Lawrence 
driving them towards the southwest.— C. E. Dionne, Quebec, Can. 
1 [A specimen sent to Dr. Jonathan Dwight, Jr., proved to be Uria Lomvia. — EDI).] 
