480 Mr. C. B. Horsbrugh on the Birds of Alia?, [Ibis, 



Clangula clangula americana. American Golden-eye. 

 I flushed a male Golden-eye from a small stream on 1 April, 

 1915, whilst riding into Alix ; and on 30 June, when punting 

 towards the Spotted Lake gullery, the Rev. H. M. Holdom 

 and I saw a female with four downy youngsters swimming 

 in the creek. This species Cook and I observed in numbers 

 at Buffalo Lake during the month of June. 



Charitonetta albeola. Buffle-head. I saw a single male 

 on 10 April near my house, but beyond an empty nest in 

 the usual situation I did not succeed in finding any eggs, 

 although several young broods were observed. 



Oidemia deglandi. White-winged Scoter. My efforts 

 to shoot a specimen were futile, as the species unless killed 

 outright can dive and stay submerged like a turtle. Mr. 

 James Brindle, however, brought me a fine male, shot at 

 Buffalo Lake on 19 June, 1915, where they were to be found 

 in hundreds. By 15 August the Lake seemed to be almost 

 deserted. 



Erismatura jamaicensis. Ruddy Duck. The Ruddy Duck 

 appeared to be more abundant at Buffalo Lake and neigh- 

 bourhood than in the previous season. 



Chen hyperboreus nivalis. Greater Snow-Goose. I saw 

 two specimens shot near the town on 4 November, 1916. 

 One was immature. Length 27 inches. 



Anser albifrons gambeli. White-fronted Gk)0SE. At the 

 local birdstuffer^s shop I was shown a mounted specimen, 

 obtained at Ponoka in October 1915. 



Branta canadensis canadensis. Canada Goose. On 

 17 March, 1915, a farmer near Alix showed me five Canada 

 Geese which he kept as decoys, finding them most useful. 

 He had discovered the nest in 1912, placed on a musk-rat 

 house at Buffalo Lake. A number of these Geese appeared 

 on the slough opposite my house on 1 April, and some would 

 undoubtedly have bred there had not local gunners driven 

 them away. The last pair remained till 1 May. 



