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ing for weeks off Grindstone island, Magdalen islands, in 1887. 

 At Anticosti it arrives about the end of May and remains about a 

 month. Reported by Audubon to breed on the east coast of Lab- 

 rador. Bishop reports it abundant on the Labrador coast and often 

 flocking with the next species. 



Abundant from Moose Factory to Richmond gulf, Hudson bay, 

 June, 1896. Common on west coast of James bay in July and 

 August, 1904. (Spreadborough.) It is common on the St. Lawrence 

 and frequent on the Ottawa river, and not a rare migrant on Lake 

 Ontario and Lake Erie. Spreadborough saw two on Lake Muskoka 

 in September, 1899. There can be no doubt that it breeds all the 

 way north to Hudson bay, as it has been seen on all the large lakes 

 in summer. 



A common migrant in Manitoba and stays so late that undoubtedly 

 some breed near the larger lakes. First seen at Deep lake, Indian 

 Head, Sask., May 13th, 1892; common by June 5th; shot a female 

 June 22nd that had an egg in her oviduct nearly ready to be laid; 

 must breed there as I saw them on Deep lake every day up to July 

 ist, when I left. Common on Lake Ste. Anne, north of Edmonton, 

 Alta., June 9th, 1898, and on all the larger lakes from Lesser Slave 

 lake, Atha., to Peace River Landing, in 1903. (Spreadborough.) 

 Numerous at Manito lake, Sask., and westward. {Geo. Atkinson.) 

 Rare at Crane lake, Sask. (Bishop.) 



Breeds throughout the districts around Fort Anderson (Mac- 

 farlane) and on the Arctic coast towards the mouth of the Mackenzie. 

 (Richardson.) Abundant resident in British Columbia; winters on 

 the coast, and found during the summer both on the coast and in 

 the interior of the mainland. I have no record of its breeding place. 

 (Fannin.) Remains all winter on Lake Okanagan, B.C. (Brooks.) 

 Abundant in April and May at Douglas, B.C. Seen in April on 

 Lake Okanagan and in May on the Arrow lakes, B.C. (Spread- 

 borough.) A small flock of this species was seen by the writer on 

 Upper Arrow lake, Columbia river, June i6th, 1890, and a few pairs 

 were probably breeding in the vicinity; others were seen at Banff, 

 Alberta, on May 8th, 1891. 



This species is less common than the American scoter or the surf 

 scoter. It breeds in very small numbers about the mouth of the 

 Yukon, and in other localities; at St. Michael it is not rare and 



