CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 171 
LXXXIX. TOTANUS BEcuSTEIN. 1803. 
254. Greater Yellow-legs. 
Totanus melanoleucus (GMEL.) VIEILL. 1816. 
This species is a common migrant in both spring and fall along 
the whole Atlantic coast. Inthe Gulf of St. Lawrence and on 
the Labrador coast it breeds in some numbers. In Quebec and 
Ontario it isa common migrant, but there are no records of its 
breeding. It is an abundant migrant in spring, late summer and 
fall in Manitoba, but not very common to the west of that pro- 
vince, although taken all across the continent. It was found by 
Ross as far north as Fort Simpson, on the Mackenzie, and neither 
Macfarline nor Richardson found it near the Arctic Sea. A few 
specimens have been taken on the Pacific coast at Sitka, but no 
others in Alaska. 
An abundant resident along the British Columbia coast in 
winter; I found it breeding in the summer of 1891 around the 
lakes at Clinton, B.C. (Famnmn.) Abundant in the Lower Fraser 
valley ; probably breeds. (vooks.) 
BREEDING Nortes.—Audubon, Vol. V., 319, states he found 
this species breeding in June in Labrador. (7wrner.) Found in 
abundance on Anticosti, where it was evidently breeding ; about 
the mouth of the Mingan River it is said to breed regularly. 
(Brewster.) A pair observed on Moose River, northern Ontario, 
June 7th, 1896; none seen elsewhere that year, Resident on 
Stubbs Island, west coast of Vancouver Island. Breeding in 
wet meadows among the woods north of the prairie, and in the 
foot-hills of the Rocky Mountains. I have seen young, scarcely 
able to fly, in July. When the old birds are disturbed they will 
often settle in trees. (Spreadborough.) 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
Eight specimens. One taken at Toronto purchased with the 
Holman collection ; one taken at Ottawa in May, 1885, by Mr. E. 
White; one taken at Ottawa by Mr. Fred. Saunders in May, 1892 ; 
four taken at Indian Head, Assa., in May, 1892; and one taken 
at Victoria, Vancouver Island, by Mr. W. Spreadborough in March, 
1890. 
