. Life histories of North American petrels and pelicans and their allies; order Tubinares and order Steganopodes . d, of the Mingan group, off the south coast ofLabrador. Mr. William Brewster noted several hundred birds therein 1881, but they disappeared soon after that. We saw a few gannetsflying about these islands in June, 1909, but were told that they werenot breeding there, having been driven away by constant persecu-tion. Bird Rock and Bonaventure have both been set apart as res-ervations by the Canadian Government, where these birds will bepermanently protected. Spring.—The northward mi
. Life histories of North American petrels and pelicans and their allies; order Tubinares and order Steganopodes . d, of the Mingan group, off the south coast ofLabrador. Mr. William Brewster noted several hundred birds therein 1881, but they disappeared soon after that. We saw a few gannetsflying about these islands in June, 1909, but were told that they werenot breeding there, having been driven away by constant persecu-tion. Bird Rock and Bonaventure have both been set apart as res-ervations by the Canadian Government, where these birds will bepermanently protected. Spring.—The northward migration of the gannets begins in Apriland extends well into May, following the earliest movement of her-ring and other fish on which it feeds. They arrive on their breedinggrounds in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in May, many of the older birdsbeing already paired. Love making and nest building begin at onceand eggs are laid late in May or in June. Courtship.—I have never seen the courtship of the gannet, butDr. Charles W. Townsend has sent me the following interesting U. S. NATIONAL MUSEUM BULLETIN 121 PL. 36. Bonaveulure Island.
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