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as a rare summer or fall visitant on the shores of the North 
Pacific and Behring Sea, reaching the vicinity of Behring Straits 
in Norton Sound. A pair were seen one autumn at St Michael 
and a few others at various times. (Vel/son.) Not uncommon 
along the whole coast of British Columbia. It has been taken 
in Howe Sound by Mr. R. V. Griffin, at Port Simpson by Mr. W. 
B. Anderson, and at Nanaimo and Fort Rupert by Lord. It was 
also found very abundant on Stubbs Island on the west coast of 
Vancouver Island, in August 1893 by Mr. W. Spreadborough ; it 
very likely breeds there. 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
Four specimens, all taken on Stubbs Island, off the west coast 
of Vancouver Island, by Mr. W. Spreadborough in August, 1893. 
Cl. ARENARIA Brisson. 1760. 
283. Turnstone. 
Arenaria interpres (LINN.) VIEILL. 1819. 
Not common, according to Holbcell,in Greenland. It breeds, 
however, generally along the coast of Greenland, as well as on 
Sabine Island and at Cape Broer Ruys; also recorded from 
Winter Island in June, and breeds on the Parry Islands. (Arez. 
Man.) This species is a common autumn migrant in Newfound- 
land, less so in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. It ismore rare 
in the Gulf and along the River St. Lawrence, and still rarer in 
Ontario where it is only an occasional visitor. Not uncommon 
in Manitoba and eastern Assiniboia as a spring and autumn 
migrant. It was first seen at Indian Head, Assa., May 15th, 1892, 
and finally left for the north on June 2nd. Its breeding grounds 
may be said to extend from Hudson Bay westward around the 
whole Arctic coast of North America and up tothe 75th parallel. 
It also extends along the whole coast of Alaska, breeding in 
some places, but as a migrant in others. On the British Columbia 
coast it is always a migrant and not a common one. 
BREEDING Nores.-—In June, 1864,a dozen birds were observed 
at Fort Anderson, and one was shot. This species breeds on the 
shores of Liverpool and Franklin bays, and on the Lower Ander- 
son River. Several nests were secured in the latter region; but 
