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confounded. It is also more rarely met with ; but was found by us breeding near the 

 margins of the marshes immediately to the south-west of Fury Point, in considerable 

 numbers. 

 Some specimens were also obtained near Felix Harbour. 



15.— STREPSILAS INTERPRES {Turnstone). 



STREPSILAS INTERPRES.— JlicA ; Faun. Bor, Amer.—vo\. ii., p. 371. 



Citv : Reg. Anim. — vol. i., p. 529. 

 STREPSILAS COLLARIS.— remm. — vol.ii., p. 553. Sabine, Franklins Journey—^. 684. 



Sai : Supp. to Parry's \st Voyage — p. cc. 

 Uich : App. to Parry's 2d Voyage — p. 352. 

 TURNSTONE.— Edwards— pi. 141. 



Is still more rare than the preceding, and only one specimen was obtained, early in 

 July, at Felix Harbour ; it was a female in full breeding plumage. Some others were 

 seen by us, as we travelled along the coast between Victoria Harbour and Fury Point, 

 about the middle and towards the end of June. 



16.— GRUS CANADENSIS (Broum Crane). 



GRL'S CANADENSIS.— RicA : Faun. Bor. Amrr.—vo\. ii., p. 373. Cuv : Rig. Amm.— vol i., p. 510. 

 BROWN CRANE.— PenK ; Arct. Zoo/.— vol. ii., p. 443. 



Several individuals of a species of Crane were seen by us in the neighbourhood ot 

 Fury Beach ; they were probably of the abovenamed species, but as no specimen was 

 obtained, it cannot be identified with certainty. 



