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(Witmer Stone.) Nests near Nachvak, but I did not see the nest. 
Nests have been taken by the Hudson Bay officers. (Bzgelow.) 
One of the commonest land birds on Disco Island, Greenland, 
and around Disco Bay, both on the islands and mainland. I 
showed specimens to Eskimo from Nugumente and Frobisher 
Straits, and they instantly recognized them and said they had 
bred there but not in plenty. (Awmlen.) Known to breed in 
Greenland from the time of Otho Fabricus, and according to 
Holbeel, extending its range to Lat. 73° and even further. It 
strays also to the westward and was observed by James Ross, May 
2nd, 1830, in Felix Harbour, Lat. 70°, Long. 91° 53’ W., obtained 
on Shannon Island by the German expedition. (Avct. Man.) 
Coues obtained a single individual of this species at Henley 
Harbour, Labrador, August 25th, 1860. (Packard.) Breeds at 
Ivigtut, Greenland. (Hagerup.) .One shot by George Moses on 
Indian Island, N.B., 1879. (Chamberlain.) A female was taken 
at Beaumaris, Muskoka, Ont., on September 24th, 1896, by Mr. 
Tavernier. It was among titlarks. The bird was identified by 
Mr. Ridgway and is the first record for Ontario. (J. H. Fleming.) 
I have before me three specimens of the wheatear all of which 
were shot at Godbout on the north shore of the St. Lawrence, 
near the point where the river widens into the gulf, by Napoleon 
A.Comeau. Two others were seen, making five individuals noted 
within thirteen months. Mr. Comeauwrites me that in the female 
shot on June goth, 1885, with her mate, ‘‘ the eggs were pretty well 
developed.” He adds, “J think there can be no question now 
about the bird breeding on our coast.” (Dr. Merriam in The Auk, 
Vol II., 305.) Since my notes recorded by Dr. Merriam, I have 
secured additional specimens which throw light on the occurrence 
of the species near Godbout. I shot a young male, September 
Igth, 1885, and another specimen, November gth, 1886. None 
were observed in 1887 or 1888. On September 5th, 1889, while 
visiting the Caribou Islands I saw five of these birds together but 
having no gun was unable to secure specimens. The next morn- 
ing I saw one hopping around the door and was informed that a 
pair had been noticed several times during the month of August. 
(Nap. A. Comeau in The Auk, Vol. VII., 294.) James Clark Ross 
recorded a specimen of @nvanthe obtained at Felix Harbour, Gulf . 
of Boothia, which is probably referable to the race recently re- 
cognized by Stejneger. The British Museum catalogue records 
