21 8 ElFRlG, Canadian Expedition to Hudson Bay. \ ja\ 



23.? Branta c. minima. Cackling Goose. — There is a skin in the 

 collection which to all appearances belongs here. It was identified as 

 this form also by Mr. E.. White, who is familiar with this subspecies from 

 the Pacific coast. It is much smaller than the preceding ; the black area 

 on the head is rounded out below the eyes, not forming a straight line, 

 and the depression at the end of the bill is more pronounced. Length, 

 24; wing, 15.50; bill, 1.25. Both species were rare at Fullerton and 

 Southampton. 



24. Branta bernicla. Brant. — A few breed around Cape Fullerton. 

 Not common. 



25. Olor columbianus. Whistling Swan.— Two were taken on 

 Southampton Island, where it was common, as also in the fiat land north 

 of Repulse Bay. They breed in low lands with lakes, where their nests, con- 

 structed of seaweed, grass and moss, are very conspicuous. They are very 

 bulky affairs, about 3 feet in diameter at the base tapering to 18 inches at 

 the top, and iS inches high. A set of 2 eggs was taken on Southampton, 

 July 4, 1904. They are ivory color, unspotted, one end as large as the 

 other ; sizes : 4 X 2.55 ; 3.50 X 2.45. It may be interesting to ornitholo- 

 gists who make their own bird skins to hear, that the fat of all these 

 fatty skins was removed by the Eskimos, who bite it off. And they do 

 it cleanly and thoroughly. Tastes differ ! 



26. Grus canadensis. Little Brown Crane. — A bird of the year 

 was taken in Southampton in July, 1904. No more were seen. 



27. Crymophilus fulicarius. Red Phalarope. — This was very com- 

 mon around Fullerton and Southampton. The skins of five adult and two 

 immature specimens were brought back, taken at the above place in June 

 and July, 1904. They nest around fresh water ponds, laying their eggs, 

 without nesting material, in depressions in the sand or moss, often in 

 lichens. A set of 4 eggs was collected July 2, 1904. at Southampton. 

 They are very acutely tapering; ground color light brown, with large 

 chocolate blotchings. A single egg, taken June 26, had a greenish tint in 

 the ground color. 



28. Actodromas fuscicollis. White-rumped Sandpiper. — Three 

 adults of this species were taken at Cape Fullerton May 22 and June 16, 

 1904. Not very common. 



Nine sets of sandpiper eggs were brought back, but the owners of most 

 of these were not identified. While it might be possible to identify them 

 by comparing them with sets of known identity and with descriptions 

 and measurements, it would not be satisfactory owing to the great varia- 

 bility in the eggs of the different species, and the little knowledge we 

 have of them in some cases. The first one of these sets was collected 

 June 23 and the last July 4. 



29. Actodromas minutilla. Least Sandpiper. — This and the Semi- 

 palmated were the most common sandpipers in the region. A set of eggs 

 was taken July 4 at Fullerton. The four eggs are, like all these sand- 

 piper eggs, pyriform ; the ground color of two is whitish, of the other 



