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north of Fort George. Mr. A. Young on that date found a nest 

 with thirteen eggs. Incubation pretty far advanced. After this 

 a few were seen every day on islands in the bay until Richmond gulf 

 was reached. From there across Ungava to Ungava bay they 

 were very numerous and numbers of young were running about by 

 the first week in July. I have very little doubt that they pair in 

 the breeding season as we always found both old birds with the 

 young brood, and the males make just as much fuss as the female 

 if one happens to go near their young. Young birds nearly full 

 grown were shot August 13th, 1904, forty miles south of Cape Hen- 

 rietta Maria, James bay. (Spreadboroiigh.) 



301a. Allen Ptarmigan. 



Lagopus lagopus alleni Stejn. 1885. 



Very abundant throughout the year, and the only lowland species 

 indigenous to Newfoundland. (Reeks.) 



302. Rock Ptarmigan. 



Lagopus rupestris (Gmel.) Leach. 181 7. 



The range of this species is more alpine and more northern than 

 that of the willow grouse and hence its breeding range is more 

 northerly and its southward movement little beyond the margin 

 of the open country or Barren Grounds. This species is very abun- 

 dant on both sides of Hudson Strait, breeding in vast numbers on 

 the islands to the north of the strait. No authentic records of its 

 being taken in Ontario or southern Quebec have been seen, and 

 the same statement may be made of Manitoba and westward. 



This bird is found around Hudson bay, on Melville peninsula 

 and the Barren Grounds, seldom going further south in winter than 

 lat. 63° in the interior, but descending along the coast of Hudson 

 bay to lat. 58°, and in severe seasons to lat. 55°. (Richardson.) 

 In crossing Ungava from Richmond gulf to Ungava bay, in 1896, 

 only two young ones were seen, and these were near Ungava bay, 

 on Sept. 14th. (Spreadborough.) Common from Hamilton inlet, 

 Labrador, northward. Beyond Okak the rock ptarmigan proba- 

 bably belong to the race reinhardi. (Bigelow.) Fairly common 

 as far north as the willow is met with. Found throughout the 

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