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ward in considerable numbers during the month of June. Called 

 by a Cree visitor — muc-e-ow se-ge-mes — a (big mosquito). 



235. Tringa maritima Briinn. Purple Sandpiper. 



Ten specimens; Chippewyan, two 3, two ?, two ?; May 30- 

 June 8; Herschel Island, three 3, one ?; July 13-August 14. 

 Abundant at both stations. 



241. Tringa bairdii (Cones). Baird's Sandpiper. 



Three specimens, one 3, two $; Chippewyan, May 25-June I. 

 Common. 



246. Ereunetes pusillus (Linn.). Semipalmated Sandpiper. 



Eleven specimens; Chippewyan, four 3, two $, two ?; June 

 2-12; Herschel Island, one 3, two ?; June 14-August 2. 



248. Calidris arenaria (Linn.). Sanderling. 



One specimen, ?; Chippewyan, June 7. 



262. Tryngites subruficollis (VieilL). 



Buff-breasted Sandpiper. 



One specimen, Herschel Island, August 13. 



263. Actitis macularia (Linn.). Spotted Sandpiper. 



Eight specimens; Chippewyan, three $; May 23-June 9. Four 

 eggs and a nest were collected, the nest was a depression in 

 the sand, scantily lined with grass. This is the commonest 

 shore bird of the north, it is to be found along along all shelv- 

 ing beaches. 



270. Charadrius squatarola (Linn.). Black-bellied Plover. 

 One specimen, 3; Chippewyan, June 8. Not common. 



272. Charadrius dominicus Mull. American Golden Plover. 



Two specimens; Chippewyan, one 3; June I; Herschel Island, 

 August 13. A few flocks halt at Athabasca to feed in the 

 deltas. Not uncommon at Herschel Island where they first 

 arrived from the northward on the 13th of August. 





