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just hatched to those the size of a sparrow. On June 14 Mr. Barnes saw 

 a pair on an island acting as if they were nesting. A female taken on June 

 24 had ovaries apparently approaching activity. It was fat and moulting. 



50. Arenaria interpres morinella?. Ruddy Turnstone. — A Turn- 

 stone was seen in the Pelican colony island about August 7. It doubt- 

 fully is referred to this subspecies. 



51. Bonasa umbellus umbelloides. Gray Ruffed Grouse. — A speci- 

 men of this race was taken on May 26 at Prince Albert, drumming upon a 

 log. It was common in that locality, but was not seen at Quill Lake. 

 The tarsus is unusually heavily-feathered. 



52. Tympanuchus americanus. Prairie Chicken. — This species 

 and the Prairie Sharp-tailed Grouse occurred in about equal numbers at 

 Quill Lake, though they were widely scattered. Two broods were dis- 

 covered, one on July 4 just able to fly, one of which was preserved as a 

 specimen; the other on July 14. The young of this latter brood were 

 about the size of Quail, and were dusting themselves in the road. 



53. Pedioecetes phasianellus campestris. Prairie Sharp-tailed 

 Grouse. — Common at Prince Albert, less so at Quill Lake where it was 

 very much scattered. 



54. Zenaidura macroura carolinensis. Mourning Dove. — Rare at 

 Quill Lake. Seen on July 3, 9, and 14, and on August 9. 



55. Circus hudsonius. Marsh Hawk. — Seen throughout the territory 

 visited but nowhere abundant. 



56. Buteo borealis calurus. Western Red-tailed Hawk. — Common 

 at Prince Albert and less so at Quill Lake. A nest containing three eggs, 

 one-half incubated, was found on June 1. The female parent, an imma- 

 ture bird, was taken. The nest was about twenty-five feet up in a poplar 

 tree standing in a thicket. Mr. Barnes took a set of two eggs on June 7; 

 one egg was on the point of hatching and the other was addled. 



57. Buteo swainsoni. Swainson's Hawk. — "This species was found 

 common at all places where we stopped. At Quill Lake it was especially 

 plentiful and numbers of nests were found, invariably containing two eggs. 

 June 13 and 14 nests were taken. They were all similarly located, being 

 from six to ten feet up in small bunches of willows or other small growth, 

 scattered in copses over the prairie. The eggs were about half incubated." 

 (Barnes.) 



58. Archibuteo lagopus sancti-johannis. Rough-legged Hawk. — 

 "One bird of this species was seen on June 5, fourteen miles southeast of 

 Prince Albert." (Barnes.) 



59. Falco sparverius. Sparrow Hawk. — One seen on June 27. 



60. Asio 'wilsonianus. Long-eared Owl. — A nest of this species 

 with the parent bird upon it was found at Prince Albert on May 29. The 

 nest contained eggs. 



61. Asio flammeus. Short-eared Owl. — One was flushed from the 

 grass near Quill Lake on June 10, the only one seen. 



