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mined. {Arctic Manual.) Common at Ivigtut. {Hagerup.) The 

 residents of Fort Churchill spoke of a white hawk sometimes seen 

 there which is probably this species. Richardson described a mature 

 bird from Hudson bay, Murray recorded it from York Factory, Rid way 

 described a specimen from Moose Factory and Dr. Rae collected it 

 at Repulse bay. (Preble.) Taken at McCormack bay, and at Disco 

 island, Greenland, by the Peary and Relief expeditions. (Witmer 

 Stone.) Common at Fort Chimo and east coast of Labrador. Re- 

 sident in northern portions, breeds at Fort Chimo. (Packard.) Two 

 specimens killed at Port Burwell, Hudson strait, July, 1884. (Dr. 

 R. Bell.) Seen along the south side of Hudson strait, skin and eggs 

 taken at Cape Chidley. (A. P. Low.) A very fine male of this 

 species was shot at Point des Monts, eastern Quebec, and another 

 seen in the spring of 1885 by Mr. N. A. Comeau. (The Auk, Vol. II, 

 315.) We have received a specimen of this species from Ungava 

 bay, Ungava district, shot by Mr. Thomas Mackenzie in 1890. 

 (/. A. H. Broivn in The Auk, Vol. VIII, 236.) Pretty regular in its 

 fall migrations but does not breed in Newfoundland. (Reeks.) A 

 casual visitor to Nova Scotia. (Downs.) Occasionally seen in New 

 Brunswick. (Chamberlain.) 



"Accidental visitant;" rare at Montreal. Mr. Kuetzing says he 

 has purchased four examples of this species in the Bonsecours market. 

 I have not heard of any gyrfalcons occurring here in recent years. 

 (Wintle.) A very rare visitor at Ottawa, Ont. ; one fine specimen 

 taken. (G. R. White.) A female taken by Mr. Frank Otto, Nov. 

 20th, 1905, is the only record for Toronto, Ont. (/. H. Fleming.) 

 Rare at Aweme, Man. One was shot near there, Dec. 2nd, 1902, 

 and others have been seen from time to time. (Criddle.) The 

 gyrfalcon is a constant resident in the Hudson bay territories, where 

 it is known by the name of the "Speckled Partridge Hawk" or by 

 that of the "Winterer." I have ascertained that it is occasionally 

 seen as far south as lat. 52°. It is found northward to the coast of 

 the Arctic sea, and probably in the most northern Georgian islands ; 

 it is a well-known inhabitant of Iceland and Captain Sabine observed 

 it on the west coast of Greenland, as high as lat. 74°. (Richardson.) 



A fine adult female was brought to me at Comox, Vancouver 

 island, Dec. 4th, 1903. (Brooks.) During my residence in the north 

 I secured only a single specimen of this bird, an Eskimo skin taken 



