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district as far as Holland's Cove. SeVeral new finds were obtained which have been embodied in "Additions to P.E. Island Flora". In the evening the company in at Holland's Cove and all returned to the City highly pleased with the days excursion, only regretting the absence of our esteemed Secretary."

Written by Francis Bain

Accounts of the first and second annual excursions of the Prince Edward Island Natural History Society, established in 1889, were found in their Minute Book which is located in the Public Archives of the Confederation Center, Accession # 2541, Item 6.

Kathy Martin BiolOgy Department University of

Prince Edward Island

Changes in Bird Names

North American bird names are established by the American Ornithologist's Union (A.O.U.) and they publish an official Checklist every 20—30 years. The A.O.U. is currently revising its cheeklist. The following is a list of all changes in common bird names for those species listed in the "Prince Edward Island Field Check-list of Birds, 1974".

Old Name 1974 P.E.l;_ti§t» New Name Leach's Petrol Leach's Petrol ngghL§_§tgrm;Bgtrgl Wilson's Petrel Wilson's Petrel Wilson's Storm—Petrel Common Egret Common Egret Great Egret Blue Goose Snow Goose (inc. Blue Snow Goose

Goose)

(Blue Goose is considered to be a colour phase of the Snow Goose)

Common (European) Teal European Green—winged Green-winged Teal

Teal Green—Winged Teal American Green—winged Green-winged Teal Teal (European and American Green—winged Teal are considered to be subspecies) American Widgeon American Wigeon American Wigeon European Widgeon European Wigeon European Wigeon Shoveler Shoveler Northern Shoveler Common Scoter Black (Common) Scoter Black Scoter Pigeon Hawk Merlin (Pigeon Hawk) Merlin Sparrow Hawk ‘ Kestrel (Sparrow Hawk) American Kestrel Upland Plover Upland Plover Upland Sandpiper Knot ‘ Knot Red Knot Herring Gull Herring Gull H Herring 8 Thayer's Gulls

(the Herring Gull has been split into two species [see Godfrey Birds of Canada] the common P.E.I. gull is still the Herring Gull, the Thayer's Gull might occur very rarely in winter) Yellow—shafted Flicker Common (Yellow—shafted) Common Flicker Flicker (Yellow—shafted, Red—shafted and Gilded Flickers were merged as a single species) Traill's Flycatcher Alder (Traill's) Alder Flycatcher Flycatcher (the Traill's Flycatcher was split intc two species according to song type the Maritime species ["fee-bee-OQ songL is the Alder Flycatcher)