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led him to institute a search which soon resulted in finding that 
the eggs must have been removed by the parent birds to the face 
of a muddy bank at least forty yards distant from the original 
nest. A few decayed leaves had been placed under them, but 
nothing else in the way of lining. A third egg had been added 
in the interim. There can hardly be any doubt of the truth of 
the foregoing facts. (d/acfarlane.) 
I have sets of eggstaken in Muskoka and southern Labrador, also 
others from northern Manitoba and northern Assiniboia. One of 
the sets was taken at Lake St. Joseph, Muskoka, Ontario, by 
J. D. McMurrick. The nest was built in a tall pine and contained 
four handsome eggs. (W. Raine.) 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
Four; one taken at Ottawa, Ont., by G. R. White, and one 
taken at Toronto by S. Herring. Two others were taken by W. 
Spreadborough, one at Edmonton, Alta., May 6th, 1897, and one 
at Huntington, B.C., October Ioth, 1891. 
One set of four eggs taken in Muskoka, Ont., May 24th, 1890. 
Received from W. Razne. 
8574. Black Merlin. 
Falco columbartus suckleyt RipGw. 1873. 
A common summer resident along the coast of British Colum- 
bia. Abundant on Vancouver Island. (Fanmin.) Resident in 
the Lower Fraser valley; commoner than the pigeon hawk. 
(Brooks.) One seen at Sooke, Vancouver Island, August, 1893. 
(Spreadborough.) Examples seen on the coast should be classed 
under this name, though Mr. Fannin has both forms west of the 
Coast Range. A specimen from Victoria is in the collection. 
(Rhoads.) 
358. Richardson’s Merlin. 
Falco richardson Ripew. 1870. 
One specimen, the only individual of this species observed, 
was taken on the headwaters of the Mouse (Souris) River (near 
the International Boundary Lat. 49°), 8th September, 1873. 
(Coues.) One specimen was shot by the writer at “ the elbow” of 
the South Saskatchewan, Assa., gth September, 1880. 
