Observed in the McKenzie River District, 151 



Genus Tringoides. 

 1132 Tringoides macularius, (Gray.) — Spotted sand-piper. N. to Fort 

 Simpson. Abundant. I have never observed this spe- 

 cies to keep in flocks. 



Genus Tryngites. 



133 Tryngites rufescens, (Cabanis.) — Buff breasted sandpiper. Rare. N. 



to Fort Simpson. 



Genus Limosa. 



134 Limosa Hudsonicaj (Swainson.)— N. to Big Island and Fort Rae. 



Bare. 



Genus Niimenius. 



135 Numenius borealis, (Latham.) — Eskimos Curlew. N. to Fort Good 



Hope. Rare. 



Family Rallid^. 



Rallinse. 



Genus Porzana. 



(Porzana.) 



136 Porzana Carolina, (Yiell.) — Common Rail. N. to Big Island. Rare. 



Genus Fidica. 

 J37 Fulica Americana, (Gmelin.)— Coot. N. to Fort Simpson. Rather 

 rare. 



OrderQ. — Natatores. 



(Anseres.) 

 Family Anapidae. 



(Cjgninse.) 

 Genus Cygnus. 

 (Olor.) 

 138 Cygnus Americanus, (Sharpless.) — American Swan. N. to Arctic 



Coast. Not common. 

 tl39 Cygnus buccinator, (Richardson.) — Trumpeter Swan. N. to Arctic 

 Coast. Common. 



(Anserinae) 



Genus Anser. 



(Chen) 



140. Anser hyperboreus, (Sallas.) — Snow Goose. N. to Arctic Coast. 



Abundant. 



141. Anser albatus, (Cassin,) — North to Fort Resolution. Although no 



specimen of this Goose is among our collections, I am 

 confident that I have shot it on Slave Lake. 

 *142 Anser Rossii, (Baird).— Ross's Wavy. N. to Fort Resolution. 

 Rather common. There can be little doubt of the exis- 

 tence of these three species of Snow Geese, (exclusive of 

 the Blue Wavy of Hudson's Bay) as the Slave Lake In- 

 dians have a different name for each kind. The first 

 which arrives is the middle-sized species which I believe 



