478 Mr. C. B. Horsbrugh on the Birds of Alix, [Ibis, 



1915. On 30 May I received a female, with ovaries greatly 

 enlarged, which was shot close to the above village. Four 

 birds were reported seen on Alix Lake on 14 August — 

 probably parents and young. On 3 September a single 

 bird still remained. 



Larus argentatus. Herking-Gull. On 24 May, 1915, 

 I saw a pair of these Gulls at Buffalo Lake, and on the 29th 

 I shot an immature specimen. Whilst exploring an island 

 near the lake's head, Mr. George Cook stated that in 

 previous years Herring-Gulls formerly bred at its northern 

 point, as well as Common Terns, but I found no signs of 

 nesting, although a few birds of both species were in the 

 neighbourhood. 



Larus franklini. Franklin's Gull. On 21 April, 1915, 

 I saw two, and eight on the 22nd, after which date thej 

 became common, but I think they had decreased in 

 numbers compared with last season's observations. On 

 30 June, 1916, I visited Spotted Lake with the Rev. H. M. 

 Holdom, to show him the gullery. We had a heavy thunder- 

 storm, and head-winds made rowing very arduous work. 

 We found many nests and young in down, and a remarkable 

 number of Pied -billed Grebes' nests scattered thickly amongst 

 the Gulls' nests. Four seemed to be the average clutch of 

 the former species. The young gulls, when handled, vomited 

 a mass of insects, identified as grasshoppers and dragonflies. 

 I reared one bird, which is now in the Banff Zoo. On 19 July, 

 1916, 1 observed a small flock numbering about fifteen birds 

 migrating south, high over the town of Red Deer. 



Sterna hirundo. Common Tern. This species appeared to 

 be more abundant than during the previous season in the 

 Alix district. 



Phalacrocorax auritus. Double - crested Cormorant. 

 Mrs.Cassels called my attention to a single bird, probably of 

 this species, flying over Sylvan Lake on 20 May, 1915. I have 

 been informed that this Cormorant breeds on a lake near 

 Edmonton, but I could not find if this was really the case. 



