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Seton on f/ic Birds of Wesfe?-/i Miuiitobn. [April 



14. Hydrochelidon nigra surinamensis. Black Tern. ^Abundant 

 summei" resident all over. Arrives May 20; departs August 30. 



15. Hydrochelidon leucoptera.— White-winged Black Tern. — "Six 

 of these birds seen on a small lake near the source of the western branch 

 of Swan River on September i. iSSi. One of these was shot and exam- 

 ined, but owing to our lack of food and hurried movements it was not 

 skinned" (Macouii). I give this as it stands and assume no respon- 

 sibility. 



16. Phalacrocorax dilophus. Double-crested Cormorant. Crow 

 Duck. — At QirAppeile, "summer visitant, breeding." "Breeding on 

 Lake Winnipegoosis." Occasional on Red River. Once observed at 

 Pembina (Coues). Common on Lake Winnipeg (///;/('). Breeds at Shoal 

 Lake (G/oin). 



17. Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. American White Pelican. — Appar. 

 entlj' of general distribution. At Qii'Appelle, "Common, breeding at 

 the lakes; have seen flocks of upwards of five hundred in the migrating 

 season." Not observed in middle Assiniboine region. Common in Red 

 River Valley, breeding about the large lakes. "Breeding on Lake 

 Winnipegoosis." 



iS. Merganser americanus. American Merganser. Sheldrake. — 

 At Qii'Appelle, "Tolerably common summer resident." Breeding abun- 

 dantly in the rivers emptying into Lake Winnipegoosis." "Rare" in Red 

 River Valley. 



19. Merganser serrator. Red-breasted Merganser. Fish Duck. — 

 At Qu'Appelle, "Tolerably common summer resident." "Breeds in all 

 the northern streams" {Macoii/i). Rare in Red River Valley. 



20. Lophodytes cucullatus. Hooded Merganser. — Tolerably com- 

 mon summer resident all over. "Very common in streams around the 

 Porcupine Mountain." 



21. Anas boschas. Mallard. — Veiw abundant summer resident all 

 over. "The most abundant Duck of the Northwest, breeding near all 

 marshes north of the boundary" i^Macoun). This includes the Winni- 

 pegoosis region. Nelson River; abundant. Arrives April 15; departs 

 late in October. 



21. Anas obscura. Black Dlck. — Very i-are. Three or four speci- 

 mens taken at Long Lake in four years. 



23. Anas strepera. Gadwall. — Very rare in Red River Valley. 

 "Only one specimen shoton the Assiniboine, September, 1881" {Macoiin). 

 Along the south boundary "abundant, breeding" {Cones). 



24. Anas americana. Baldpate. — ^Summer resident. Not common. 

 One taken near Shell River, on the upper Assiniboine, July, 1882. "Fre- 

 quent on the Assiniboine, 18S1" (Macoun). Not common in the Red 

 River Valley. In the boundary region, "abundant; breeding" {Cones'). 



2^. Anas caroUnensis. Green-winged Teal. — Abundant summer 

 resident all over. "Very common near Norway House: scarce north- 

 \vard." Arrives April 20; departs in October. 



26. Anas discors. Blue-winged Teal. — Very abundant summer 

 resident all o\er. Arrives late in April: departs early in October. 



