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year at Fullerton, Hudson bay but only in small numbers during 

 the winter, the main body migrating southward early in October. 

 Thousands were seen at that date crossing Chesterfield inlet in flocks 

 of several hundreds. They return from the south in May usually 

 in small flocks. (A. P. Low.) North of the Mackenzie to the 

 Arctic coast, rather rare. (Ross.) This species is not nearly so 

 plentiful as the willow ptarmigan, and we only met with it in any 

 considerable numbers from Horton river, Barren Grounds, to the 

 shore of Franklin bay. Very few nests were found to the eastward 

 of that river or on the coast or "Barrens" of the lower Anderson. 

 (Mac far lane.) Common on the summits of most mountains on the 

 British Columbia mainland and on Vancouver island. Quite com- 

 mon at Atlin, B.C. (Kermode.) Three males were taken at White 

 Pass summit, B.C. (Bishop.) This beautiful bird is a common 

 resident of the Alaskan mainland, from Bering strait to the British 

 border on the east, including the entire north and south extent of 

 the mainland. (Nelson.) This species is found on all the hills 

 and higher ground along the entire coast region of Alaska. In the 

 interior it is found only on the mountain chains. It is abundant 

 within the Arctic circle down to Kadiak island. It is the only 

 species of ptarmigan found on the eastern Aleutian islands. (Turner.) 

 This species is a much less plentiful resident at Point Barrow than 

 the willow ptarmigan. It breeds not far from the station, but I 

 never found its nest. (Murdoch.) 



Breeding Notes. — ^The rock ptarmigan builds its nest of grass, 

 etc., lined with finer grasses and some of its own feathers. The 

 usual complement is eight to ten eggs. (A. P. Low.) I have two 

 clutches of eggs from Herschell island, one of eleven the other of 

 eight eggs. Both nests consisted of hollows in the moss lined with 

 a few feathers. (W. Raine.) 



302a. Reinhardt Ptarmigan. 



Lagopus rupestris reinhardt (Brehm) Blasius. 1862. 



The only species of the genus that inhabits Greenland, where it 

 occurs equally on the east as on the west coast, found on both Sabine 

 and Clavering islands; in great abundance on Parry islands and 

 Melville peninsula. (Arct. Man.) A resident at Ivigtut, but most 

 abundant in winter. (Hagerup.) According to Sabine, this bird 



