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observed at Kluskun lake, Grand Prairie, Peace River district in 

 1903. (/. M. Macoiin.) 



Breeding Notes. — I have a fine set of two eggs that were taken 

 by Mr. Hugh Richardson, June loth, 1896, south of Prince Albert, 

 Sask. Nest, a pile of marsh hay on the open prairie. On May 

 20th, 1893 I found two pairs of this bird on the prairie ten miles 

 southwest of Oak lake, Man. The nest of one pair was located. It 

 consisted of a pile of marsh grass and contained one egg. These 

 birds had been nesting in this place for several years. The third 

 week in Ma}^ seems about the right time to find fresh eggs in Mani- 

 toba. (Raine.) 



205. Little Brown Crane. " Sandhill Crane." 



Grus canadensis (Linn.) Temm. 1820. 



One obtained near Igloolik, in Greenland, June 20th, 1869. (A ret. 

 Man.) Several pairs seen on Southampton island, Hudson bay. 

 Breeds there. (A. P. Loiv.) Noted several times on the Barren 

 Grounds, twenty-five miles south of Cape Eskimo, usually in com- 

 panies of four or five. Forster recorded it from Severn river, Murray 

 from Trout lake, and King records its having been seen near the 

 mouth of Great Fish river. {Preble.) A young female of this 

 species was secured at Alexander, Prince Edward island, Sept. 22nd, 

 1905. (yV. H. Moore.) This species passes through the Cariboo 

 district, B.C., as a migrant. {Brooks.) Near St. Michael we saw 

 flocks of from two to six individuals each almost daily during the 

 first half of September. {Bishop.) I found five on Kaminista lake, 

 St. Paul island, Alaska. Others had been seen by the natives and 

 one was caught in a trap in 1888. {Palmer.) Two specimens were 

 taken at Point Barrow, Alaska, June 25th, 1897. {Mcllhenny.) 



Owing possibly to a misapprehension this species has been over- 

 looked in Manitoba and Seton only includes Grus mexicana in his 

 catalogue of Manitoba birds. Sir John Richardson on the other 

 hand does not include Grus mexicana in his Fauna Boreali Americana, 

 but says that some individuals are larger and have longer bills. 

 The sandhill crane reached Carlton House April 28th, 1887, and 

 Dr. G. M. Dawson recorded it at Duft'erin, Man., between April 25th 

 and 30th, 1874. 



