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her young and led them off in safety. Another nest was found 
in a bog a little south of Donald in the Columbia valley, B.C., in 
July, 1885 ; this contained four eggs almost incubated. Breeding 
at east end of Cypress Hills, Assa., on June 24th, 1894. Young 
ones able to fly. Mr. Fannin writes that the eggs of this species 
were taken near Enderby, south of Shuswap Lake, B.C., May, 
1891, by Mr. De Blois Green. 
This species is not particularly numerous in the Anderson River 
country, as we found comparatively few nests. I may here 
remark that the nests of all the snipes and sandpipers are much 
alike in composition, number of eggs, and situation, (Macfarlane.) 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
Four specimens; one taken near Ottawa, Ont-, “by NciS: 
Herring, in 1886; two taken at Banff, Rocky Mountains, and one 
at Edmonton, Alberta, by Mr. W. Spreadborough. 
We have a few eggs in the collection. One received from the 
Rev. C. J. Young, taken on the Magdalen Islands, June 21st, 1897 ; 
the others taken in Assiniboia and received from Mr. Raine. 
230.1. Greater Snipe. 
Gallinago major (GMEL.) KocnH. 1816. 
Accidental in North America. Taken in Hudson Bay. (Cowes, 
Auk, vol. XIV., p. 209, 1597.) 
LXXXVIII. MACRORHAMPHUS Leacu. 1816. 
231. Dowitcher. Red-breasted Snipe. 
Macrorhamphus griseus (GMEL.) LeEAcH. 18106. 
Occasional in Greenland. One sent from Fiskenaes to Copen- 
hagen in 1824. (Arct. Man.) Rare at Fort Chimo, Ungava. 
Common in southern and western portions of Labrador. (7urnev.) 
A summer migrant in Newfoundland and breeds. (Reeks.) Fort 
Churchill, Hudson Bay. (Wright. Not uncommon in Quebec. 
(Dionne.) Occurs in small flocks along the Richelieu River near 
St. John, Que., but is rarer near Montreal on the St. Lawrence 
River. (Windle.) A pair was shot at Ottawa, Ont., by Mr. G. 
R. White, May 22nd, 1890, and a few others recorded. Mc- 
Ilwraith says it is a straggler in Western Ontario. 
