„ . . COMMON LOON T TT , , lr Gavia immer Le Hiiart a collier Length, about 32 inches The loon, with its loud laugh and its weird calls and cries, is one of the characteristic features of salt water and the larger fresh waters across the continent. It has in the past suffered considerably from thoughtless and unsports- manlike pursuit, but now public opinion is reinforcing the laws for its protection, and it will probably return to many of our summer resort waters from whence it has been driven. The Loon is a wonderful diver and, when once on the wing, a strong flier, but it is almost helpless on land. It lays two brown-spotted, dark olive eggs close to the edges of fresh- water lakes where it can slide easily into its favourite element. When the young are hatched, they take to the water im- mediately, and on the calm days throughout the summer the family can often be seen playing together almost like kittens. The young birds as they leave in the autumn wear a grey and white plumage quite unlike their parents. The following season they usually spend at sea, off our coasts, and do not return to the inland nesting localities until mature, two or perhaps three years later. (Series A, No. 1) National Museum of Canada, Ottawa Post Card This space to be used for Message The address may be written here EARED GREBE Colymbus caspicus Le Grebe a cou noir Length, about 13 inches Though common on the sloughs of the Prairie Provinces and the marshy valley ponds of southern British Columbia, j the Eared Grebe is accidental in eastern Canada. It is somewhat like the Horned Grebe, but note the black instead of red neck, the upright, pointed, helmet-like crest and smooth face, instead of the lower lying “horns” and the deeply ruffed cheeks. * It nests in communities, in many cases of large size, in the deep water marshes in nests of vegetable waste, gathered from the surface or dredged from the bottom. 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An inhabitant of the denser woods, it lies well to a dog, rises at the feet and hurtles away through the brush with a surprising suddenness that shakes the nerves of all but the seasoned shooter. Unfortunately, this gamy wisdom has not been learned by all the species immediately, and in the more recently settled sections where experience has not eliminated the unwise, it shows a foolish innocence in the presence of human enemies that is but too tempting an opportunity for the pot-hunter. The Ruffed Grouse is more or less common through the wooded sections across the continent. (Series A, No. 12) National Museum of Canada, Ottawa. Post Card This space to be used for Message | The address may be written here SHARP-TAILED GROUSE Pedioecetes phasianellus La Gelinotte a queue fine Length, about 17.5 inches PRAIRIE CHICKEN Tympanuchus cupido La Poule des prairies Length, about 18 inches These two birds are more or less confused throughout our prairie and western sections under the name ‘ ‘Prairie Chicken/’ though properly the name belongs to the latter alone. The Sharp-tail is a bird of the bush and the bluffy prairies and occurs in the north from Hudson Bay west to Alaska, coming down to our southern borders on the prairies and westward. The Prairie Chicken can be told from the Sharp-tail by its unpointed tail and by bars across the breast instead of a I multitude of small v-marks. It is distinctly a bird of the | prairies and has worked north, following the wheat fields ; into our Prairie Provinces, within historical times. It is the j true “Prairie Chicken” of the west but in Canada is more | generally known as “Square-tail,” and its proper cognomen is often given to the previously mentioned species. (Series A, No. 13) National Museum of Canada, Ottawa. Post Card This space to be used for Message The address may be written here AMERICAN COOT Fulica americana La Foulque americaine Length, about 15 inches The Coot or Mud-hen looks like a duck and is often mistaken for it by the general observer. In summer it inhabits the reed-beds of our sloughs and marshes, swimming the channels and gliding familiarly through their tangled density with almost mysterious ease. As nesters the birds are aggressive, guard their chosen territory well, and seem to be respected if not feared by their bird neighbours. In the autumn they gather in dense flocks out on the broader water, sometimes looking like black rafts at sea. Coots are not generally regarded as legitimate game birds by experienced gunners, and their pursuit is usually left to the pot-hunter and the juvenile or budding sportsman. (Series A, No. 14) National Museum of Canada, Ottawa. Post Card This space to be used for Message The address may be written here BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER Squatarola squatarola Le Pluvier a ventre noir Length, about 11 inches The Black-bellied Plover in its differing seasonal plumages is so much like the Golden Plover that the general observer is very likely to confuse them. The most obvious character of this species is the black spot of the axillaries under the wing and the white rump, both quite visible under ordinarily favourable conditions in flight. The species is found more or less commonly in migration across the continent on its seasonal flights to and from its breeding grounds in the Far North. (Series A, No. 15) National Museum of Canada, Ottawa. Post Card (' This space to be used for Message j The address may be written here LEAST SANDPIPER Erolia minutilla Le Becasseau minuscule Length, about 6 inches SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER Ereunetes pusillus Le Becasseau semi-palme Length , about 6 inches These, our two smallest waders, are very much alike in general appearance and habits and are often lumped together in popular parlance as “Peeps.” Spring and autumn they are characteristic features of mud flats or sandy beaches, occurring in large flocks that glean the debris of the wet margins or flash white in the sun in irregular heliographing flocks that blow like wisps of snow over the dark waters. They are both found across the continent, and breed in the Barren Grounds of the north. (Series A, No. 16) National Museum of Canada, Ottawa. Post Card This space to be used for Message The address may be written here WILSON’S PHALAROPE Steganopus tricolor Le Phalarope de Wilson Length, about 8.75 inches The Phalaropes form an anomalous group of waders in which the female is the more highly coloured member’ of the pair, and the male does the incubating and takes most of the family cares. Wilson’s Phalarope is the only Phalarope that breeds short of the arctic tundra, and in the summer is one of the most beautiful and graceful inhabitants of our prairie sloughs and pools. Unlike other waders it swims readily and constantly, gyrating about in the little open lagoons and pirouetting with fairy-like grace. Its nest is in the grass adjoining. It is typically a prairie species occurring east or west only on rare occasions. (Series A, No. 17) National Museum of Canada Ottawa. Post Card ( This space to be used for Message | The address may be written here PASSENGER PIGEON Ectopistes migratorius La Tourte Length, about 19.25 inches MOURNING DOVE Zenaidura macroura La Tourterelle triste Length, about 12 inches The Passenger Pigeon is a sad example of the decline and fall of a once incredibly numerous species. Early his- torians tell of flocks that in passing darkened the air for hours, of tree limbs broken down with weight of their numbers. , Later accounts are of carloads of their bodies on their way to market. Today the only representatives of the species are stuffed, in our museums and collections. At the same time, the Mourning Dove, of comparatively similar requirements, has persisted in flourishing and under the conditions of civilization that exterminated its relative, has probably increased. Its mournful call can still be heard in the more southern parts of our country from coast to I coast. Series A, No. 18) National Museum of Canada, Ottawa. Post Card This space to be used for Message | The address may be written here GREAT HORNED OWL Bubo virginianus Le Grand Due Length, about 22 inches The largest, strongest, and fiercest owl we have. With its great yellow eyes, conspicuous feathery ear-tufts, and large size it is not likely to be confused with other species. Mice and rabbits are its staple food, but is has the strength and weight to tackle game much larger than itself, and little that wears feathers is safe from its attacks. In the day time it is harmless enough as it seeks the shade of dense forests and dreams the time away, but at night it sallies forth on silent wing and few dispute its right of might. The Horned Owl is distributed across the continent but divides up into a number of geographical races. The birds of the northeast and northwest coasts are very black, whereas those of the mid-sections of the country are very white, occasionally almost immaculate. (Series A, No. 19) National Museum of Canada, Ottawa. 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Jo 2?rB ® o^o a m B 3 °2.hs 3 I 3 o ^ Sg--' - 2 o ^ >-n * 8 3 ap ,o S ? oa^S-4 E- CD CD a® -c^r^p a tap — a p ET cd c» a o-o Sa ^.S-ClS S S- sTEV.o giT^ssSpS01 sow | If S'l |-| E.&.?® ®“ g 5:“‘w ®S S^g &§ ~® g-'S&^B^i'S Pilftifli!! ^ o ® a o ~ -as Of ^ g E- s.O‘g'g‘s?a^&'e'S.& Post Card This space to be used for Message | The address may be written here HAIRY WOODPECKER Dendrocopos villosus Le Pic chevelu Length, about 9.5 inches This is the larger of our two small, black and white spotted woodpeckers. In one form or another it is common wherever there are trees in Canada. It is a familiar sight in our garden and city shade trees and in our orchards. Economically, it is entirely favourable to man. It may dig into the tree trunks but never wdthout due cause and only to remove some deep-seated grub that is already under- mining a fair exterior and threatening the tree’s existence. The Hairy Woodpeckers of the far west are darker by colour than the eastern ones, and the whites are distinctly smoky in tone instead of pure. This form is known as Harris’s Hairy Woodpecker. (Series A, No. 23) National Museum of Canada Ottawa. Post Card This space to be used for Message | The address may be written here (Series A, No. 24) National Museum of Canada, Ottawa. P- £f. cd p B^og < p ' d cw •"i B F § - CD CD ^ tB . < B ^ g S3 £ 3 V CL - CD h- - B r+- O . _ B P O - B ® B B^ EL o _ o p- ^ O < * o ® H “ on p cr P B’ o- 3- 3 -. P- CD CD i § o>& is CL p EASTERN KINGBIRD Post Card This space to be used for Message The address may be written here HORNED LARK Eremophila alpestris L’Alouette cornue Length, about 7.75 inches The Horned Lark is distinctly a bird of the prairies and probably originally was more or less confined to the treeless mid-continent and the high barrens north, but with the advent of civilization and the disappearance of the eastern forests it has spread eastward over the artificial man-made prairies thus established. Now throughout the fields of southern Ontario and Quebec and across the con- tinent, in one form or another it is a fairly common bird. In the winter, large flocks come down from the barrens of the north but show slightly different characters from those of the resident or breeding birds. Horned Larks are easily recognized by the prominent feather tufts like miniature horns at the sides of the head. They are very early breeders, often nesting before snow is quite off the ground, and have an interesting flight song suggestive of that of the Skylark of Europe. (Series A, No. 25) National Museum of Canada, Ottawa. Post Card This space to be used for Message I The address may be written here TREE SWALLOW Iridoprocne bicolor L’Hirondelle bicolore Length, about 6 inches The Tree Swallow or White-bellied Swallow is a hole- nester. Its natural nesting places are hollows in isolated dead trees, or old woodpecker holes wherever found in the open. It comes readily to bird boxes and is probably the most common tenant of such structures in our gardens. The flashing white of its vest and underparts, in contrast with the steely gleam of its back above, and its pretty twittering warbles in the very early spring make it a most attractive bird to have about. It is often mistaken for the Purple Martin by those unfamiliar with birds, but the pure white instead of dark grey or solid black breast, to say nothing of its smaller size, is a very conspicuous distinction. (Series A, No. 26) National Museum of Canada, Ottawa. Post Card This space to be used for Message | The address may be written here Hirundo rustica L’Hirondelle des granges Length, about 7 inches The favourite spot for the Barn Swallow to place its rough mud nest is on small projections under the eaves. In barns where there are open rafters, the plates are commonly used and even inside on collar beams and tops of purlins. The Swallows are domestic and social birds and are likely to form large communities and return year after year to the home of their choice. They are purely insect feeders, catching their food in the air, and are a decided asset to the farmers. Much like the Cliff Swallow in general appearance, they are easily distinguished by their very deeply forked tails and the solid dark colour of their rumps. BARN SWALLOW Series A No. 27) National Museum of Canada, Ottawa. Post Card a e: C( (S This space to be used for Message I The address may be written here GRAY JAY Perisoreus canadensis Le Geai gris Length, about 13 inches The Gray Jay, Canada Jay, Whiskey Jack, or Camp Robber is well known to the northern hunter but is less familiar to the husbandman of more settled regions. A friend at every campfire, a companion of lonely watches, bold even to familiarity, but a confirmed thief of trifles, it is regarded with an indulgent if somewhat patronizing affection. In spite of its attraction to man and its naive friendliness for him, perhaps because of it, the Canada Jay never stands civilization. As soon as the lonely camp is replaced by permanent cabin, and stumpy fields spot the virgin forest, Whiskey Jack retires farther into the recesses, and the place of his former abundance knows him no more, except as a stray visitor. The Canada Jay is found in the spruce forests across the continent. (Series A No. 28) National Museum of Canada, Ottawa. Post Card qu ea nu a? (& This space to be used for Message The address may be written here BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE Pica pica La Pie bavarde Length, about 15 inches The Magpie in both plumage and character is made up of sharp contrasts of black and white. It has great beauty and intelligence and is a most interesting bird, but it is a natural born robber, and although its intelligence makes its criminality more efficient, sympathy for its attractive qualities often disarms justice. No nest eggs or young birds are safe from its depredations, and it even steals into the poultry runs and plunders in spite of the exasperated owner’s watch and ward. Occasionally it also enlarges the harness-galls, bot sores, or other abrasions on horses and cattle to the serious detriment and sometimes even the death of the animal. In spite of its decided picturesque qualities, it is a bird that should be kept in strict control. It inhabits the western prairies and westward. In the eastern extension of its range in Manitoba, it fluctuates in numbers over a series of years, sometimes locally common, again scarce or absent. (Series A, No. 29) National Museum of Canada, Ottawa. Post Card I ( This space to be used for Message The address may be written here AMERICAN CROW Corvus brachyrhynchos La Corneille americaine Length, about 19 inches The much-discussed Crow is a bird of many phases and, depending on time, place, and local interests, much can be said both for and against it. It is found right across the ; continent except on the extreme west coast where its place is taken by the Northwest Crow, a very closely allied, but slightly smaller, species of similar habits. In the east the great objection to the Crow is as a puller of sprouting corn, and scarecrows are a common feature of the fields. In the west its greatest harm is done to nesting • game, as through the early summer it is a confirmed, system- atic, and efficient nest robber and devourer of young birds. The damage it does to wild life in this direction cannot easily be over-estimated. But the evil it does is seasonal, and the number of cut worms, grubs, and grasshoppers it devours through much of the year may be an important agricultural factor. The Crow may be as black as it is painted, but it is a glossy fellow and shows many bright highlights to confuse the picture. (Series A, No. 30) National Museum of Canada, Ottawa. 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Goldfinch is a ; name given in memory of a somewhat similar but entirely different bird of the Old Country. Thistle Bird suggests one of its favourite foods, though sunflower seeds are its delight. “Wild Canary’’ has an obvious derivation, though it is not a very close relative of that familiar species. A bird it may be confused with is the Yellow Warbler or Summer Yellow-bird, f- but note that that species is all yellow and lacks the black wings, tail, and jaunty cap. The Goldfinch is a delightful little fellow, usually going [ in small groups or little flocks, with pretty ways and cheery and cana^-like chirps and song. A row of sunflowers in the garden is a never failing attraction to it in fruit time, though ; seeding lettuce heads or many garden seeds are appreciated. (Series A, No. 49) National Museum of Canada, Ottawa. Post Card SONG SPARROW Melospiza melodia Le Pinson chanteur Length, about 3.25 inches Next to the Robin perhaps the Song Sparrow is the most generally distributed and familiarly homy of our birds. Its dark, inconspicuously streaked plumage and rather retiring ways make it a less showy bird than many, but its cheery song coming first thing in spring and lasting until well into the summer, and its mouse-like form gliding back into the brush or the density of the flower beds, just outside the door, endear it to all. A number of sparrows look much like the Song Sparrow, but its distinctive marks are the sharply spotted breast, aggregating in a larger blotch in the centre, and the lack of white in its tail. The Song Sparrows of British Columbia are much darker and richer coloured than those of the east and are referred to distinct subspecies. (Series A, No. 50) National Museum of Canada, Ottawa. Post Card This space to be used for Message | The address may be written here