CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 107 
the western shores of Davis Strait ; breeds abundantly on the 
Parry Islands. (Arct. Wan.) Abundant on the Atlantic coast of 
Labrador, where it is reported to breed ; nest and eggs found 
near Mingan. (Packard.) Common aiong the coast of New- 
foundland and a rare winter visitant along the coasts of Nova 
Scotia and New Brunswick. One specimen taken on Lake Mis- 
tassini in May 1885, by Mr. J. M. Macoun. Arrives in Prince of 
Wales Sound, Hudson Strait, about May 5th and begins to breed 
as soon as the ice is off the small islands. (Payne.) A single 
specimen taken in James Bay, June, 1896, by Mr. A. P. Low. 
Occasional specimens, of young birds chiefly, are taken on 
Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. (Mcllwraith.) An adult male of 
this species was taken near Toronto, Ont.,in November, 1895, by 
Mir. C..W: Nash. 
Occasionally noted in the interior of Alaska, where Dall found 
a dead specimen. During the months of July and August it 
was found in large numbers near the ice-fringed coast of Alaska 
from Icy Cape to Point Barrow and thence eastward. It is 
also common in Behring Strait and on St. Lawrence Island and 
to the northwest of the strait. (WVelson.) This is by all 
means the most abundant bird at Point Barrow. They appear 
early in spring at a distance from shore and pass steadily and 
swiftly past Cape Smythe to the northeast, following the coast. 
It is probable that they turn east after passing the point, as they 
return from the east in the autumn. (Murdoch.) An immature 
male was shot at Calgary, Alberta, on November 4th, 1894 ; it was 
in company with another described as very white. (Dizppre.) 
BREEDING Notes.—This species breeds sparingly at St. Michael. 
I never obtained its nest, but saw the birds under circumstances 
that cause me to assert that it breeds there. (Zwrner.) 
At Point Barrow the majority of this species are paired by the 
middle of May, and the flocks are made up of pairs flying alter- 
nately. Early in June straggling pairs and small parties settle 
about the tundra pools and breed sparingly in the neighborhood 
of the station. (Murdoch.) 
This species is tolerably common in Franklin Bay, where fully 
200 eggs were procured between 1862-1865. The nest is similar 
to that of the Pacific Eider and when not disturbed the female lays 
from four to six eggs. In colour they are generally of a light 
shade of olive-gray, and some are of a grayish-green. (Wacfarlane.) 
