p'om the Alix and Buffalo Lake Districts. 681 



Actitis macularia. Spotted Sandpiper. 



Not uncommon in this district. On June 21, within a 

 few miles of Alix, my wife and I found three newly hatched 

 young on the roadside, after a close search for a quarter 

 of an hour. 



Oxyechus vociferus vociferus. Killdeer. 



Two or three pairs were observed during my visit to 

 Buffalo Lake in June. Mr. Atkinson found a handsome 

 clutch of four eggs at this locality early the same month. 

 Another clutch had been destroyed by crows. 



Bonasa mnbellus togata. Canada Ruffed Grouse. 



This last season was an excellent one for grouse, as coveys 

 were large and numerous. A nest with ten eggs was found 

 near the house on May 25. These birds are quite fearless 

 and afford poor sport, as they are not easily flushed, even 

 with a dog. They are very bold in defence of their young, 

 and endeavour to lure one away from the vicinity of their 

 brood or nest by feigning a broken wing. 



Perdix perdix var. Hungarian Partridge. 



Mr. Walter Parlby informed me that fifteen brace of 

 these birds, received from New York, were turned down in 

 April 1909 close to Alix. Unfortunately a snow-storm, 

 which doubtless caused many deaths, occurred next day. 

 Various reports stated that a few birds were seen the 

 following year, but since then they seem to have disappeared. 

 The annual report of the Department of Agriculture for 

 Alberta for 1913 states that " the Hungarian or European 

 Partridge (no scientific name given), which was imported 

 and distributed in the Calgary district some few years ago, 

 has increased to such an extent that it has been deemed 

 advisable to declare an open season.^' The bag limit was 

 placed at twenty-five birds for the season, and five per 

 day, the open season being during the months of October 

 and November. 



