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and one at Kicking Horse Lake, Alberta, by Mr. W. Spread- 
borough ; two others were taken at Toronto, Ont., by Mr. S. Her 
ring. 
LXXXIII. STEGANOPUS Viettior. 1819. 
224. Wilson’s Phalarope. 
Steganopus tricolor VIEILL. 1819. 
Occasional in Quebec. (Dionne.) An accidental visitor in 
Ontario. (Mcllwraith.) This is a common species throughout 
the whole prairie region, breeding by marshy ponds in all suitable 
places, from Pembina to the Rocky Mountains. Richardson says 
it does not extend to the north farther than Lat. 55°. Fannin has 
not seen it and Brooks only once positively identified it in the 
Fraser River valley, at Chilliwack. 
BREEDING Nores.—This species was first seen May 18th, 1892, 
at Indian Head, Assa., but never became common, although it 
breeds in large numbers in the “ sloughs’’ to the south of Deep 
Lake. Its habits are much like those of-the Sandpipers as it 
runs up and down the shore like them and swims very little. On 
June 23rd, a young one had three black stripes on the back, one 
reaching from the base of the bill to the rump. The rest of the 
body was bright buff, almost orange. This species is common 
from Indian Head to Edmonton, Alberta, nesting among short 
grass inlow damp ground near water. Nest, a shallow hole in 
the ground, lined with a little grass. Young leave the nest as 
soon as hatched. (Spreadborough.) This species breeds at Rea- 
burn, Man., Rush Lake, Assa., and Buffalo Lake, Alberta. (Dzppie.) 
A number of nests of this species were taken by the writer on 
June 5th and 6th, 1895, at Twelve-mile Lake, near Wood Mountain, 
Assa. They contained from three to four eggs each. The nest 
was a small hole in the ground, generally between bunches of old 
grass, ina dry spot, either in or on the borders of a marsh. One 
nest was in a tuft of wild barley (Hordeum jubatum.) Quite com- 
mon at Crane Lake, Assa., and breeding, 1894. Found a nest with 
eggs nearly hatched on June 7th. Nest on the ground beside a 
tuft of grass; breeding also in a marshy pond at the east end of 
Cypress Hills, June 26th, 1894, and at Cypress Lake and Sucker 
Creek, Assa., June 30th, 1895. 
