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(Arct. Man.) Abundant on the Atlantic coast of Labrador, where 

 it is reported to breed ; nest and eggs found near Mingan. {Packard.) 

 Somewhat less common than the ordinary eider but still very fre- 

 quently to be met with on Ellsemere island. The nests were never 

 found though it must certainly breed as it was seen about all summer. 

 (E. Bay.) Common in the northern part of Hudson bay, especially 

 about the limestone islands where they breed on the islands in the 

 numerous ponds. Do not breed on islands in open water like the 

 American eider. (A. P. Low.) Arrives in Wales sound, Hudson 

 strait, about May 5th and begins to breed as soon as the ice is oft' 

 the small islands. (Payne.) Common along the coast of New- 

 foundland and a rare winter visitant along the coasts of Nova Scotia 

 and New Brunswick. One specimen taken on Lake Mistassini in 

 May, 1885, by Mr. J. M. Macoun. A single specimen taken in James 

 bay, June, 1896, by Mr. A. P. Low, and another at York Factory by 

 Dr. R. Bell. 



Occasional specimens, of young birds chiefly, are taken on Lake 

 Ontario and Lake Erie. (Mcllwraith.) Not uncommon at Toronto, 

 Ont., in November and December; a few remain through the winter. 

 Birds in full plumage are rare; a male taken, November i8th, 1895, 

 by Mr. C. W. Nash, is fully adult. ( /. H. Fleming.) On February 

 24th, 1900, a specimen of this species was taken at Duncrief mill- 

 pond, Middlesex Co., Ont. (R. Elliott.) 



Occasionally noted in the interior of Alaska, where Dall found a 

 dead specimen. During the months of Juhr and August it was 

 found in large numbers near the ice-fringed coast of Alaska from 

 Icy cape to Point Barrow and thence eastward. It is also common 

 in Bering strait and on St. Lawrence island and to the northwest of 

 the strait. (Nelson.) This is by all means the most abundant bird 

 at Point Barrow. They appear early in spring at a distance from 

 shore and pass steadily and swiftly past Cape Smythe to the north- 

 east, following the coast. It is probable that they turn east after 

 passing the point, as they return from the east in the autumn. 

 (Murdoch.) An immature male was shot at Calgary, Alberta, on 

 November 4th, 1894; it was in company with another described 

 as very white. (Dippie.) 



Breeding Notes. — This species breeds sparingly at St. Michael. 

 I never obtained its nest, but saw the birds under circumstances 

 that cause me to assert that it breeds there. (Turner.) At Point 



