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ance exactly like those taken by him on the Pacific coast. The 

 region in which these birds were seen is so far from the known range 

 of the surf bird that we would without hesitation express our belief 

 that Mr. Spreadborough was mistaken, were it not that he is such a 

 careful observer and is so famihar with the appearance and habits 

 of most of our shore birds. 



CXXIII. ARENA RI A Brisson. 1760. 



283. Turnstone. 



Arenaria interpres (Linn.) Vieill. 1819. 



Not common, according to Holbcell, in Greenland. It breeds, 

 however, generally along the coast of Greenland, as well as on 

 Sabine island and at Cape Broer Ruys; also recorded from Winter 

 island in June, and breeds on the Parry islands. {Arct. Man.) An 

 abundant fall migrant on the Pribilof islands, Bering sea. I saw 

 none in May or June except four at Unalaska, May 19th. {Palmer.) 

 Figgins collected two specimens at Homer, Alaska, in August, 1901, 

 which Chapman says are "obviously to be referred to interpres." 

 Typical breeding birds and many young were taken by Mcllhenny 

 at Point Barrow and Port Clarence, Alaska. Bishop says. The Auk, 

 Vol. XXIII, p. 335, that three specimens in his collection, taken at 

 Nome, Alaska, are intermediate between A. interpres and A. mori- 

 nella. Both he and Oberholser think that morinella is merely a 

 sub-species. The writer is also of that opinion. 



283.1 Ruddy Turnstone. 



Arenaria morinella (Linn.) Palmer. 1899. 



This species is a common autumn migrant in Newfoundland, less 

 so in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. It is more rare in the gulf 

 and along the River St. Lawrence, and still rarer in Ontario, though 

 Fleming records it as a regular migrant at Toronto, Ont., common 

 in the spring. Not uncommon in Manitoba and eastern Saskat- 

 chewan as a spring and autumn migrant. It was first seen at Indian 

 Head, Sask., May 15th, 1892, and finally left for the north on June 

 2nd. Its breeding grounds may be said to extend from Hudson 

 bay westward around the whole Arctic coast of North America and 

 up to the 75th parallel. It also extends along the whole coast of 



