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another flock of twelve. All the specimens collected proved to be this 

 species, and hence others seen are referred to it. A female taken on June 

 16 had ovaries showing- recent activity. 



40. Calidris leucophaea. Sanderling. — These birds were found toler- 

 ably common at Quill Lake on our arrival June 10, but they disappeared a 

 few days later. 



41. Totanus flavipes. Lesser Yellow-legs. — Three were seen on 

 July 5. 



42. Helodromas solitarius. Solitary Sandpiper. — One seen on July 

 5 at Quill Lake. "One seen in the muskeg south of Prince Albert from the 

 railroad train June 5." (Barnes.) 



43. Catoptrophorus semipalmatus inornatus. Western Willet. — 

 Tliis species was common at Quill Lake and exceedingly noisy. Without 

 doubt it was breeding, but continuous search failed to find any nests. 

 Tlie tails of several species show quite a distinct barring although in size 

 and coloration they are typically Western Willets. On the 10th of July a 

 Willet was seen sitting upon the water like a Phalarope and was put to 

 flight by our canoe. 



44. Bartramia longicauda. Upland Plover. — Tliis species we found 

 at Prince Albert and at Quill Lake but it was not common at either place. 



45. Actitis macularia. Spotted Sandpiper. — Two were seen July 4 

 at Quill Lake. 



46. Numenius americanus. Long-billed Curlew. — Abundant at 

 Quill Lake, where their louil protesting cries were constantly in our ears. 

 Though there must have been many nests in the vicinity, we could find but 

 one. This was taken June 17, and contained but two eggs, liiglily incu- 

 bated. The nest was thinly lined with grass and situated on a piece of 

 burnt-over prairie adjoining the lake. It lay among some bunches of 

 willows, bleached, fire scarred, and scattered about. "The female on the 

 nest stretched herself flat on the ground as we approached, her long neck 

 extending in front of her like a brown stick. She seldom flushed till we 

 were very close upon her." (Barnes.) Young just able to fly were found 

 on July 5, and young two-thirds grown on July 9. Our assistant at Quill 

 Lake wrote us that all the Curlew left the lake about the time of our de- 

 parture, August 11, and that he had seen none there since. 



47. Oxyechus vociferus. Killdeer. — ^ Common at Prince Albert. 

 Less so at Quill Lake. A nest containing four eggs, about one-fourth 

 incubated, was found at the former place May 22. 



48. .ffigialitis semipalmata. Semipalmated Plover. — "This species 

 was seen in considerable numbers for the first few days after our arrival. 

 Shortly afterward they disappeared entirely." (Barnes.) 



49. iEgialitis meloda. Piping Plover. — Common at Quill Lake. A 

 nest containing four eggs was found on an island on July 4. Subsequently 

 the species was found distributed along the south shore of Quill Lake in 

 the proportion of about one pair of birds to the mile. At this time, July 

 4-5, nearly every pair had broods of young, varying in size from birds 



