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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)