1908^] Seton, Recent Bird Records for Manitoba. 451 



Over a dozen were taken on the Souris River, about 25 miles southwest 

 of Brandon, between 1882 and 1899, by H. O. W. Boger. Three were 

 killed at Brandon by C. C. Helliwell, who also saw two on the roof of the 

 town station, one day about 1890. G. H. Meacham reports it rare at 

 Shoal Lake, but one or two are seen there each year. 



These with previous records completely spot the map of southwestern 

 Manitoba. The species is doubtless found throughout the Alleghanian 

 region of the Province. 



Ross Goose. Chen ross^ii. A specimen was taken on Red River near 

 Winnipeg by Frank Marwood of that city, Sept. 20, 1902. It is now in the 

 collection of Alexander Calder at Winnipeg. 



Blue Goose or Silver Brant. Chen cccndescens. Noted as a rare 

 migrant. Specimens taken at Winnipeg and Brandon. At Fort Chipe- 

 wyan, Lake Athabaska, where 10,000 or more geese were killed each autumn, 

 only one of this species was taken in several years. This is now in my col- 

 lection. 



Least Bittern. Ardetta exilis. On Nov. 9, 1907, E. W. Darby showed 

 me a Least Bittern, a young male, that was taken about Oct. 20, at Oak 

 Point, Lake Manitoba, by J. C. McNab. 



According to W. R. Hine a specimen was shot in the Bishop's Marsh 

 near St. Boniface in 1885 by Wm. Gordon (of Winnipeg). C. C. Helliwell 

 has seen one or two about Oak Lake, Manitoba. Frank M. Chapman saw 

 one at Shoal Lake June, 1901. 



American Egret. Ardea egretta. In the summer of 1888, David 

 Armit, an officer of the Hudson's Bay Company stationed at Manitoba 

 House, while out shooting at Duck Bay, Lake Winnipegosis, came across 

 and collected a fine adult specimen of this bird in breeding plumage. He 

 has most generously sent the prize to me; it is now No. 177G of my col- 

 lection. 



Little Green Heron. Ardea virescens. W. Shaw Cottingham reports 

 having seen a Green Heron at Brandon. C. C. Helliwell, another (not 

 seen by me). 



Little Brown Crane. Grus canadensis. In Oct., 1892, I examined 

 an adult specimen in the possession of Miss Ada Jewell of Toronto, Ont. 

 It was taken in Qu'Appelle Valley, on the western boundary of Manitoba, 

 about 1890. Its dimensions were wing, 19 in.; tarsus, 6 in.; toe, 3^ in.; 

 beak, 3i in. 



Another is recorded (Man. Free Press, 5 March, 1904) from Portage la 

 Prairie by Geo. E. Atkinson, May 6, 1898. 



Virginia Rail. Rallus rirginianus. The specimen in my collection 

 was taken near Morden by D. Nicholson. I saw another in the collection 

 of Geo. E. Atkinson of Portage la Prairie, and heard of another at Brandon. 

 I have seen several taken near Winnipeg, Portage la Prairie; it is uncom- 

 mon, but regular. 



Passenger Pigeon. Ectopistes migratorius. The following are all the 

 specimens I know of in Manitoba: — cJ' adult taken at Winnipeg in 1892, 

 now in collection of Father Blain, St. Boniface College. 



