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On June 11 flocks of males were frequently seen, only occasionally a 

 female being among them. A brood of eight young, just hatched, was 

 found on June 17. 



19. Marila americana. Red-head. — "Uncommon. One pair in a 

 slough at Prince Albert where they were undoubtedly nesting on June 6." 

 (Barnes.) 



20. Marila vallisineria. Canvas-back. — Common in both localities. 

 Two nests at Prince Albert, one on May 30, in base of willow-bush standing 

 in water with seven eggs, one-third incubated; the other in a tussock of 

 dead grass in a small slough with six eggs, one-tliird incubated, June 5. 



At Quill Lake nests were found from June 14 to June 21 with fresh eggs. 

 One nest was in tall bulrushes growing out of a small creek; one in a bunch 

 of dead bulrushes, standing in a Aery conspicuous position. The third 

 nest was in low grass on a flat, sandy island. Very little down was found 

 in these nests. The birds as a rule appeared tame and flushed almost 

 under one's feet. Flocks of male birds were seen at about the time the 

 females appeared with their broods (July 1). Several broods were seen 

 on June 29. 



21. Marila affinis. Lesser Scaup. — Common at both locahties. A 

 nest containing ten fresh eggs was found at Prince Albert on June 2. It 

 was in long, dry sedge grass at the edge of a pond. At Quill Lake they 

 nested commonly on low flat grassy islands. The Lesser Scaup nests 

 "were the flimsiest in construction of all the ducks' nests found, being 

 uniformly a mere depression in a small bunch of grass, and seldom having 

 much of any down in them" (Barnes). On July 4 the adult birds, mostly 

 males, were seen in an immense flock on the north shore of Middle Quill. 

 Large flocks were seen in various parts of the lake from this time on. On 

 June 29 a brood of this species was seen and several broods of Canvas-back 

 and Widgeon. It appeared to be the date when many ducks brought out 

 their broods. A nest with ten eggs was fovmd on July 4. 



22. Clangula clangula americana. Golden-eye. — Golden-eyes, pre- 

 sumably this species, were seen at Quill Lake on June 7, on July 3 and 4, 

 flocks of ten, three, two, and two Golden-eyes were seen. On July 10, 

 one was seen. 



23. Charitonetta albeola. Buffle-head. — Small flocks of this species 

 were seen frequently during our stay. They were commonest about the 

 rocky and gravelly shores of Little Quill Lake. The flocks were composed 

 mostly of males. We believed the species to be nesting in the vicinity. 



24. Oidemia deglandi. WniTE-waNGEo Scoter. — SmaU flocks seen 

 occasionally; commonest in Little Quill Lake. 



25. Erismatura jamaicensis. Ruddy Duck. — Plentiful about Prince 

 Albert, where it was either breeding or preparing to breed, as the birds 

 were almost universally in pairs. 



26. Branta canadensis. Canada Goose. — "This bird we found nu- 

 merous on Quill Lake. Seven different nests were found on small grassy 

 islands along the north and east shore, each containing from five to seven 



