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Very common as far north as 82° 30'. Arrives at Etah 

 about May 25th. Found nesting near Etah and also by 

 me at Mushroom Point on northern shore of Grant Land 

 on June 28, 1909. Nest contained five eggs. 



18. Somateria mollissima borealis. Northern eider. Sea-duck* 

 Eskimo name, Mee-tik. Very common. Arrives at Etah 

 about May 1st. Departs November 1st. Female breed- 

 ing-note, Kak-kak-kah-kah — koo-6w; male, Ah-6o — ah-6o 

 — koo-koo — koo-6o. Weight, SJ^ lbs. Weight of egg, 

 334 oz. Eggs, 5-9. Found as early as June 10th. Eggs 

 often found in nest of brant and also in nest of glaucous 

 gull. On September 6th the young were beginning to fly. 

 Weight, 2.8 lbs. Six thousand eggs are often gathered in 

 a few hours from one small island. Eggs vary in length 

 from 2.75 in. to 3.25 in.; in breadth from 1.90 to 2.15. 

 Breeds on the islands of the Greenland and EUesmere 

 coast as far north as 81° 40'. Seen repeatedly at Cape 

 Sheridan, 82° 30' N. 



19. Somateria spectahilis. Eling eider. The king eider arrived 

 at Etah with the northern eider and associated with it 

 throughout the season. The females of these two species 

 so resemble each other that I was never able positively to 

 identify the nest and eggs of the king eider. It is found 

 wherever the northern eider is found, from the southern 

 shores of Greenland to the northern shores of Grant 

 Land. 



20. Chen hyperhoreus nivalis. Greater snow-goose. A flock 

 of ten arrived at Etah June 10, 1917. After circling around 

 the fiord they flew over the hills northward. Often seen 

 at Anoritok along shore and at lakes one mile inland. 

 Nest not found. 



21. Branta hernida glaucogastra. Brant. Eskimo name, Nug- 

 luq. Arrived at Etah about June 1st. Nests on Little- 

 ton, Sutherland, and Eider Duck Islands. Eggs, 4-6. 

 Date, June 14th-20th. Young were found hatching at 



