i8f*6.] Seton 0)1 tin- Birds of Wesfern Maniloba. IJ.*? 



departure are given for Carberry and are approximate. ••Sum- 

 mer resident" means also breeding. The nomenclature is that 

 of the new A. O. U. Check List. The local English names are 

 added after the English name of the A. O. U. List. 



1. iEchmophorus occidentalis. Western Grebe. — Tolerably com- 

 mon summer resident in Red River Valley, chiefly towards the north. Qiiite 

 common at Shoal Lake, near Lake Manitoba. '"Breeding on Lake Mani- 

 toba and very abimdantly in the marshes of Waterhen River, between it 

 and Lake Winnipegoosis." 



2. Colymbus holbcellii. Holbcell's Grebe. — Rare summer resident 

 in Red River Valley. -'Breeds abundantly in the marshes of Waterhen 

 River." 



3. Colymbus auritus. Horned Grebe. — Abundant summer resident 

 all over. April to October. 



4. Colymbus nigricollis californicus. American Eared Grebe. — 

 "Breeding abundantly on Turtle Mountain and at points along the Mouse 

 [Souris] River" {Coues).. '■Qiiite common in the western prairie regions' 

 {Alacouu). 



5. Podilymbus podiceps. Pikd-billed Grebe. Dabchick. — Com- 

 mon summer resident all over. 



6. Urinator imber. Loon. — Tolerably common summer resident on 

 the large lakes and rivers only. "Common only on the northern lakes in 

 forest (Winnipegoosis) country." Nelson River District. 



7. Urinator lumme. Red-throated Loon. — Tolerably common 

 summer resident about the large lakes. Breeds on Duck Mountain, and 

 not uncommon in the Upper Assiniboine Valley. Common in Red River 

 Valley. Found at Norwa\' House. 



S. Larus argentatus smithsonianus. American Herring Gui.l. — 

 Apparently of general distribution. "Breeding in all the large prairie 

 lakes" {Macoun'). Breeds in great numbers at Lake Winnipeg {Gun?i). 



9. Larus delawarensis. Ring-billed Gull. — Apparently of general 

 distribution. --Breeding in all the lakes of any size" {Macoutt). Breeds 

 in considerable numbers in the swamps of the Saskatchewan (Ric/tardson). 

 Lake Winnipeg {Hiue). 



10. Larus franklinii. Franklin's Gull. Rosy Gull. — Noted onlv as 

 a common spring migrant on the Big Plain. 'Abundant and breeding in 

 the marshes of the Red River Valley. "Breeding abundantly on Lake 

 Winnipegoosis." Breeds at Selkirk and at Lake Manitoba {Guiiii). 



11. Larus Philadelphia. Bonaparte's Gull.— "Breeding on all the 

 large lakes of the prairie region' I^MacoiDi). "Common fall migrant at 

 Winnipeg." Breeds near Shoal Lake {Giinn). 



12. Sterna forsteri. Forster's Tern. — "Breeding abundantly on 

 Lake Manitoba. Waterhen River, and Lake Winnipegoosis." Breeds at 

 Shoal Lake, Selkirk, and Lake Winnipeg i^Guuti). 



13. Sterna hirundo. Common Tern. — Common summer resident on 

 the large lakes. -'Breeding with the preceding" (Macoun). Occurs at 

 Winnipeg I^Hine). 



