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tions were as follows : 1879, from Winnipeg to Fort Ellice by water and 

 thence up the Qu'Appelle River ; 1880, from Winnipeg to Grand Val- 

 ley, now Brandon, by water and thence overland to Moose Mountain ; 

 1881, from Winnipeg to Portage la Prairie by rail, thence overland to 

 Totogou down Lake Manitoba by boat into Waterheu River and into 

 Waterhen Lake, and back by the western channel into Lake Winue- 

 pegosis, and along the western shore of this lake into the larger bays, 

 up Swan River to Swan Lake, then back to Winnepegosis and up Red 

 Deer River to Red Deer Lake, up its southern affluent across country 

 to Livingstone and down the Assiniboiue to the railroad at Brandon, 



Humphrey's or McGee's Lake, Hope's Lake, Smith's Lake, and 

 Markle's Lake are small drainage lakes near Carberry. White Horse 

 Hill, Kennedy's Plain, and De Winton Slough are also close to Car- 

 berry. These have been omitted from the map, as they are too small 

 for the scale on which it is drawn. 



The following places outside of the jirovince have been mentioned to 

 to extend or explain the distribution of certain species : 



Carleton House : On the north branch of the Saskatchewan. 



Cumberland House : On the Lower Saskatchewan. 



Fort Pelly : On Assiniboiue River, 10 miles west of Duck Mountain. 



Fort Qu'Appelle: On Qu'Appelle River, 100 miles up from its junc- 

 tion with the Assiniboiue. 



Moose Mountain : Assiniboia, 35 miles westward of Manitoba, about 

 latitude 49° 40' north. 



Nelson River: The outlet of Lake Winnipeg, situated at its north end. 



Norway House : North end of Lake Winnipeg. 



Rat Portage: On the Lake of the Woods, where it is touched by the 

 Canadian Pacific Railway. 



Red Deer River : Flowing into Red Deer Lake, at the northwest cor- 

 ner of the province. 



Severn House : On Severn Lake, at 54° 5' north latitude and 92° 

 30' west longitude, about 150 miles northeastward of the province. 



Selkirk : Lake Winnipeg, about 40 miles north of the northern boun- 

 dary. 



Touchwood Hills: 30 miles north-northwest of Fort Qu'Appelle. 



Trout Lake House : On Trout Lake, at 53° 50' north latitude and 

 91° west longitude, about 200 miles northeast by east of the province. 



White Sand River : A tributary of the Upper Assiniboiue, near the 

 northwest corner of the province. 



1. ^chniophorus occidentalis. Western Grebe. 



Tolerably common summer resident in Red River Valley, chiefly to- 

 wards the northward, as follows: Quite common at Shoal Lake, near 

 Lake Manitoba, and less so at Redburn (Hine). A rare summer resi- 

 dent along Red River (Hunter). Breeding in vast numbers at Shoal 



