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The most abundant of the migratory ducks is the Ruddy or 
Broad-bill, of which large numbers are shot at Easton’s Pond 
every season. They are a stupid sort of Duck and easily ap¬ 
proached when they first arrive. The Buffle-headed Ducks 
(locally called ** Butter-balls”) come in and remain until the ice 
forms. The Mallard or Green-head, the Shoveller or Spoonbill, 
and the Gadwall have all been taken here, as well as the Canvas- 
back Duck. 
In the goose family, the commonest is the Wild or Canada 
Goose. A few were shot this winter at the life saving station. 
The Snow Goose is a rare visitant. The Brant Goose is a regu¬ 
lar spring migrant. The Gannet or Solan Goose is often met 
with a few' miles off shore. The common Cormorant is very 
plenty, and flocks of them are often seen flying over the city in 
the late spring ; they are often mistaken for wild geese. We have 
two divers here, the Great Northern or Loon, and the Red- 
throated. In the grebe family, there are three varieties in this 
vicinity, namely, the American Red-necked Grebe, which is very 
rare; the Horned Grebe (locally called the Tinker), and the 
Pied Grebe or Dabchick. The last is the commonest, arriving 
here about the ist of September. Last w'inter a number of Razor¬ 
billed Auks visited our shore—an unusual species here. This 
winter several foolish Guillemots or Murres have been shot. 
As regards Gulls, Terns and Petrels, they would require a pa¬ 
per for themselves. Herring Gulls, the Great Black-backed, the 
Bonaparte Gidl and the Kittiwakes are of frequent occurrence. 
The common Tern or Mackerel Gull breeds w r ith 11s, while 
Mother Carey’s Chickens and Shearwaters are to be found a few 
miles oft' the coast. 
