1m fe) GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 
A common migrant in Manitoba and stays so late that undoubt- 
edly some breed near the larger lakes. First seen at Deep Lake, 
Indian Head, Assa., May 13th, 1892 ; common by June 5th; shot 
a female June 22nd that had an egg in her oviduct nearly ready to 
be laid ; must breed there as I saw them on Deep Lake every 
day up to July Ist, when I left. Common on Lake Ste. Anne, 
north of Edmonton, Alta., June 9, 1898. (Spreadborough.) There 
can be no doubt that it breeds all the way north to Hudson 
Bay, as it has been seen on all the large lakes in summer. 
Breeds throughout the districts around Fort Anderson (Mac- 
farlane) and on the Arctic coast towards the mouth of the Mac- 
kenzie. (Aichardson.) 
This species is less common than the American Scoter or the 
Surf Scoter. It breeds in very small numbers about the mouth 
of the Yukon, and in other localities ; at St. Michael it is not 
rare and becomes more common in the autumn. (JVe/son.) I 
found this Scoter to be rare in all localities visited by me. 
(Turner.) 
Abundant resident in British Columbia; winters on the coast, 
and found during the summer both on the coast and in the 
interior of the mainland. I have no record of its breeding place. 
(Fannin.) Remains all winter on Lake Okanagan, B.C. (Svooks.) 
A small flock of this species was seen by the writer on Upper 
Arrow Lake, Columbia River, June 16th, 1890, and a few pairs 
were probably breeding in the vicinity ; others were seen at Banff, 
Alberta, on May 8th, 1891. 
BBEEDING Notes.—Audubon found this species breeding in 
Labrador. The nests were built by the sides of small lakes, two 
or three miles distant from the sea, and usually placed under low 
bushes. They were formed of twigs, mosses and various plants 
matted together, and were large and almost flat, several inches 
thick, and lined with feathers. (J/c//wraith.) This species breeds 
in both Manitoba and Alberta. On June 16th, 1896, 1 shot a 
female at Burnt Lake, Alberta, which contained a fully develop- 
edegg. (Dippie. 
On June 26th, 1893, Mr. G. F. Dippie and myself found a nest 
containing nine eggs on an island at the south end of Lake Mani- 
toba. The nest was built between loose boulders and consisted 
