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migrations of 1882, we had these birds in comparative abundance 

 near the station for a few days, but none remained to breed, and in 

 the season of 1883, though a careful lookout was kept for them, 

 not one was noticed. Those seen appeared to be travelling towards 

 the northeast. (Murdoch.) Osgood saw two young wheatears at 

 Circle City, Alaska, August 19th, 1899 and secured one. At the 

 Aphoon mouth of the Yukon I shot one on August 27th, which fell 

 into the river and was carried away by the rapid current, but I saw 

 the white rump plainly. (Bishop.) 



765a Greenland Wheatear. 



Saxicola cenanthe leucorhoa (Gmel.) Stejn. 1901. 



One male bird procured at Disco, Greenland, August nth, 1891, 

 and one on July i6th, 1892, by the Parry Relief Expedition. 

 (Witmer Stone.) Nests near Nachvak, but I did not see the nest. 

 Nests have been taken by the Hudson bay officers. (Bigelow.) 

 One of the commonest land birds on Disco island, Greenland, and 

 around Disco bay, both on the islands and mainland. I showed 

 specimens to Eskimo from Nugumente and Frobisher straits, and 

 they instantly recognized them and said they had bred there but 

 not in plenty. (Kumlien.) Known to breed in Greenland from 

 the time of Otho Fabricus, and according to Holboel, extending its 

 range to lat. 73° and even further. It strays also to the westward 

 and was observed by James Ross, May 2nd, 1830, in Felix harbour, 

 lat. 70°, long, 91° 53' W. ; obtained on Shannon island by the Ger- 

 man expedition. (Arct. Man.) Coues obtained a single individual 

 of this species at Henley harbour, Labrador, August 25th, i860. 

 (Packard.) Breeds at Ivigtut, Greenland. (Hagerup.) One shot 

 by George Moses on Indian island, N.B., 1879. (Chamberlain.) 

 A female was taken at Beaumaris, Muskoka, Ont., on September 

 25th, 1894, by Mr. Taverner. It was among titlarks. The bird 

 was identified by Mr. Ridgway and is the first record for Ontario. 

 (/. H. Fleming.) At Chatham, Ont., in May, 1901, I saw a speci- 

 men in a case of mounted birds which was shot about 1889 near 

 Chatham. (W. E. Saunders.) I have before me three specimens 

 of the wheatear all of which were shot at God bout on the north 

 shore of the St. Lawrence, near the point where the river widens 

 into the gulf, by Napoleon A. Comeau. Two others were seen, 

 making five individuals noted within thirteen months. Mr. Comeau 



