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inaccessible places. Two eggs were obtained at Cape Chidley. They are 

 bright reddish brown, covered so profusely with markings of the same 

 color, only darker, as to almost hide the ground color. Size, 2.10 X 



43. Nyctea nyctea. Snowy Owl. — This species is said by the 

 Eskimos, who are quite shrewd observers, to breed inland from Cape 

 Fullerton. 



44. Otocoris alpestris. Shore Lark. — Three male specimens were 

 taken at Fullerton May 25 and 26, 1904. They were not common there ; 

 a few could be seen walking around among the Snowbirds. Much more 

 common at Cape Chidley, from where a nest with four eggs was brought. 

 The nest, placed on the ground, partly sunk in moss, is made of moss, 

 plant stems, grasses, finer toward the cup ; this is lined with feathers and 

 caribou hair. The outside diameter is 5 in., of cup, 2 in., depth of cup, 

 1.75-2 in., outside depth, 2-2.50 in. The eggs are of a dull olive whitish 

 ground color, almost covered by innumerable small spots of brownish 

 lilac. 



45. Corvus corax principalis. Northern Raven. — A fine specimen 

 was shot at Eric Cove, Ungava, Sept. 13, 1903. Several were seen at Cape 

 Fullerton throughout the winter. Five were seen flying in single file at 

 Port Burwell. No doubt they are conspicuous in that endless waste of 

 white in winter. 



46. Acanthis linaria. Redpoll. — One was taken April 26, 1904, at 

 Fullerton, where it was rarely seen. This is not to be wondered at, when 

 we hear that the largest thing in the line of trees or bushes to be found 

 there are stunted willows, six inches high. 



47. Acanthis linaria rostrata. Greater Redpoll. — A specimen of 

 what seems to be this species was taken on the vessel off the Labrador 

 coast, Sept. 4, 1903. 



48. Passerina nivalis. Snowflake. — This was the most abundant 

 bird in all places visited by the expedition, it equalling in numbers all 

 the other birds combined. It was found breeding at all places touched, 

 as far north as 78 30'. Therefore there was more material brought back 

 of this species than of any other, namely 17 skins and 18 sets of eggs, 7 

 of which are in their original nests. According to Mr. Halkett the first 

 ones arrived at Fullerton in the season of 1904 about April 7, fresh flocks 

 coming every day after that until after April 20, when they seemed to be 

 all there that cared to stay. About the middle of September they com- 

 menced leaving Cape Fullerton and after the 26th of that month no more 

 were seen by him. The skins are of birds taken from April 23 to June 

 11. Accordingly there is a great variation in the coloring, from the rusty 

 looking individuals which we see further south to the pure white and 

 black of the highest breeding plumage. A female taken May 25 has the 

 feathers of the head black at the base, brownish and grayish at the end ; 

 back similar but with some feathers bright rusty. A male, May 29, has 

 upper half of wings pure white, a female, June 11, is blackish fuscous all 

 over. 



