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in Kingwash fjord and vicinity just before it froze up, for a few 

 days only ; none seen in spring ; does not breed in Cumberland 

 gulf. {Kumeli?!.) One specimen was taken by the natives on 

 the Pribilof islands in 1895. Perhaps a regular visitor in winter. 

 {Palmer.) 



XXI. RISSA Stephens. 1825. 



40. Kittiwake Gull. 



Kissa tridactyla (Linn.) Bonap. 1838. 



Breeds in both inspectorates, but more commonly in the south- 

 ern part of Greenland. {Arct. Man.) Not common on EUsemere 

 island. {E. Bay.) Common along the Atlantic coast, south from 

 Greenland, especially in winter. A rather common resident in 

 New Brunswick. {Chamberlai?i.) Breeding in considerable numbers 

 at Bird rocks and on the limestone cliffs at Wreck bay, Anticosti. 

 {Brezvster.) Breeds plentifully on the northern portions of the 

 Atlantic coast of Labrador ; Verrill reports them breeding in 

 immense numbers on the eastern and northern shores of Anticosti. 

 {Packard.) Common off Great Whale river, Hudson bay, on the 

 edge of the ice in the winter of 1898-99 ; not very common in the 

 northern part of Hudson bay or elsewhere in the north. {A. P. 

 Low.) By far the most abundant of all the sea-fowl in north- 

 eastern Labrador. {Bigelozv.) Quite common on the River St. 

 Lawrence. {Dio?me.) Reaching the western end of Lake Ontario 

 in considerable numbers. {Mcllwraith) 



This species abounds in the interior of the Northwest Territories 

 and on the shores of the Arctic sea, where it breeds. {Richardso?t.) 

 First observed in the Strait of Belle Isle on our outward passage 

 in August, 1877 ; from this point northward they were constantly 

 with us and extremely abundant until the ice covered the water ; 

 they are altogether absent from Cumberland gulf in spring and 

 summer. {Kurnelm^ 



40a. Pacific Kittiwake. 



Rissa tridactyla pollicaris Ridgw. 1884. 



Found along the coast of Vancouver island and in the Gulf of 

 Georgia. {Lord.) The entire coast line of Alaska, with all its 

 numerous islands, both near the mainland and far out at sea, are 



