94 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 
on the south side of Cypress Hills, Assa. Of three sets taken, 
two contained eight and one nine eggs. 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
We have ten fine specimens of this species taken in various 
places. One was shot in Toronto marsh; five were taken at 
Indian Head, Assa.; one at Edmonton, Alberta ; two at Kicking 
Horse Lake, Rocky Mountains, and one at Kamloops, British 
Columbia. 
A number of sets of eggs of this species are in the collection 
taken at Crane Lake, in June, 1894, and at Cypress Lake, Assa., 
on June 20th, 1895. 
150. Ring-necked Duck. 
Aythya collaris (DoNov.) Ripew. 1885. 
Reported to be rare in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and New 
Brunswick. It becomes more common in Quebec and still more 
so in southwestern Ontario. It seems to be onlya migrant in all 
the eastern provinces. Manitoba and the ponds, lakes and marshes 
to the north of it seem to be its summer home. We have never 
observed it in the prairie regions and only know of one breeding 
haunt—the marshes around Waterhen Lake, Manitoba. Owing 
to its eastern migration I believe it to breed in great numbers 
both north and east of Lake Winnipeg. Ross has noticed it occa- 
sionally as far north on the Mackenzie as Lat. 62° 30’. Turner 
says this bird is not common in the vicinity of St. Michael. In 
this locality he never found nest or eggs, but it undoubtedly 
breeds there. It is rarely seen about the Aleutian Islands. 
Common in the valley of the Lower Fraser. None of the Red- 
heads, Canvas-backs or Scaup Ducks were ever found breeding 
by me in the Fraser valley. This species winters on Lake Okan- 
agan, B.C. (Bvooks.) 
BreepinG Notes.—Rarer than either of the preceding species. 
On June tgth, 1891, I found a nest containing nine eggs at Long 
Lake, Manitoba. The nest was made of sedges and lined with 
grasses, feathers and down, a basket-shaped structure, built in 
the centre of a tussock of rushes. The eggs are olive-gray with a 
buffy tinge and are very similar to eggs of the Scaup Duck in 
size and colour. (Razne.) 
