1885.] PROCEEDINGS OF UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 249 



Those people api)ly the term KangOk to this speeies, and what is rare 

 amoug the names of birds is, that the same term is applied to this species 

 by the Eskimo of Norton Sonnd, Alaska. 



594. Branta canadensis (Linn.)- Canada Goose. [567.]** 



Common thronghout the territory. Breeds along Hudson Strait near 

 the mouth of George's Eiver, where eggs, young and, adults were pro- 

 cured. 



Breeds plentifully on Anticosti, according to Verrill, p. 139. 



595. Branta bernicla (Linn.). Brant. [570.] 



Seen in spring only at Fort Chimo. Not known to breed in the region. 



Audubon, vol. vi, p. 205, states that it breeds from Labrador north- 

 ward. 

 . 601. Anas boschas (Linn.). Mallard. [.576.] 



Bare at Fort Chimo. Common on eastern and more plentiful on 

 southeast coast. Specimens obtained from Davis Inlet and at the 

 mouth of the Koksoak River, known in Labrador as Mallard and Green 

 Head. 



_f 602. Anas obscirra Gmel. Black Mallard. [577.]** 



Not common in Hudson Strait. Poubtless breeds there, as a female 

 obtained in July had the abdomen bare and no quills in the wings- 

 Audubon, vol. iv, p. 24G, found eggs and young July o, 1833. 

 Verrill, p. 139, states that it breeds abundantly on Anticosti. 



604. Chaulelasmus streperus (Linn.). Gadwall. [584.]** 

 Not observed in Hudson Strait. 



Verrill, p. 139, states that few specimens were seen on Anticosti, and 

 a half-grown young one was caught near the middle of July. 



605. Dafila acuta (Linn.). Pintail. [578.] 



A single (young of the year) female was taken at the mouth of the 

 Koksoak River. An adult was procured at Davis Inlet. It is very 

 doubtful that this species breeds in the TJngava district. 



607. Mareca americana (Gmel.). Baldpate. [585.1 



Mr. John Ford assures me that the Widgeon is common in Hamilton 

 Inlet and on the southeast shore of Labrador. 



609. Querquedula discors (Linn.). Blm-icimjed Teal. [581.] 



Brewster, p. 389, records that fishermen report its occurrence at An- 

 ticosti. 



[611.] Nettioncrecca (Linn.). English Teal. [580.] 

 Cones, p. 238, obtained a male in Labrador, July 23, 18G0. 

 -|-612. Nettion carolinensis (Gmel.). Green-iringed Teal. [579.] 



Fully-fledged young females were obtained at Fort Chimo late in 

 July. 

 Cones, p. 238, saw it in a collection at Rigolet. 



