Table II. - Waterfowl Breeding Population Index by Stratum, Quebec and Labrador, 1953 and 1954. 

Open Boreal 
Mixed Boreal Main Boreal & Forest Tundra Tundra Total 
1953 1954 1953 1954 1953 1954 1953 1954 1953 1953 
Ss  aaale Tad 29, 780 180, 820 379, 180 117, 480 707, 260 
in Stratum f 
Black duck 12, 763 9,926 71,884 108,016 143,732 171,319 7,121 17, 403 235,500 306, 664 
Golden-eye 5,236 14,062 17,747 150,801 76, 340 140,124 - 6,961 99, 323 311,948 
Scaup - - - 701 62,125 37,332 - 9,282 62,125 47,315 
Unidentified 3,271 5, 790 - 3h, 563 54,227 116,088 21,777 44,668 100, 130 198, 109 
Sub-total 21,270 29,778 89,631 291,081 336,424 464, 863 28,898 78,314 497,078 864,036 
Merganser 27,488 16,544 256,475 135,370 209,544 197,400 7, 540 5,801 501,047 355,115 
Scoter - - 51,915 7,365 103,191 105,348 838 19,723 155,944 132,436 
Total Ducks 48,758 46,322 398,021 433,816 649,159 767, 611 37,276 103,838 1,154,069 1,351,587 
Canada geese - 8,272 2,219 11, 924 115,301 141,658 198,103 59,170 255,657 221,024 
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