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about every liut^ where they pick up scraps of meat and fish 

 from the stages. They are very tame and fearless, approach- 

 ing either man or dog with the greatest confidence. 



The short unpretending cry o£ this bird, and more noisy 

 twittering of the Tit, are the only sounds that break the 

 dreary silence of the w^oods in winter. The Three-toed Wood- 

 pecker [Picus tridactylus) also inhabits this district through- 

 out the winter. 



Short-eared Owl. Otus brachyotus. 



Muug-ar-ko-jee-wuk , Eski. 



[Brachyotus cassini, Dall & Bann. p. 273.] 



This bird ai-rived in the middle of May, and was frequently 

 met with during the following month, in pairs and scattered 

 individuals, about the marshes, where they were preying upon 

 the small Tringa and Lapland Buntings, 



Harrier. Circus ? 



Chik-kdr-be-ah, Eski. 



[Doubtless C. hudsoiiicus, see Dall & Bann. p. 272.] 



Several mutilated specimens of a small Hawk were met 

 with amongst the natives, and whicii, from the length of the 

 tarsus, and the ruffled feathers around the head, were evi- 

 dently of this genus. 



They do not breed in this neighbourhood, but arrive in 

 some numbers in the month of August, when they are often 

 caught in a noose set upon the top of a post. They are not 

 seen here in spring. 



The Rough-legged Buzzard. Buteo lagopus. 



Futtoouk, Eski. of Norton Island. 



\_Archibuteo lagopus, Dall & Bann. p. 272.] 



One specimen only of this bird occurred, which was killed 

 by a native whilst preying upon the carcass of a deer. They 

 are said to be rarely met with, and in the autumn only. 



Snow-Goose. Anser hyperboreus. 



Hung-odk, Eski. 



[Anser hyperboreus, Dall & Bann. p. 274.] 



The first of the Suow-Goese arrived on the 9th of May ; 



