BIRDS OF IVIGTUT. 17 



As I have several times seen it about Ivigtut in summer, 

 I suppose it nests in that neighborhood. 



MALLARD. 



ANAS BOSCHAS. 



Common the whole year round, but most numerous in 

 winter, when they keep in small flocks along the shore. 

 One or two pair breed in the swampy portion of the valley 

 near Ivigtut. Nests with eggs were found June 27, 1886, 

 and May 31, 1888. Two ducklings a few days old were 

 caught June 26, 1887, early in the morning, one in the 

 village, the other in the harbor. The mother had probably 

 brought them along a small river that flows through the 

 town. 



The eggs of the Greenland Mallard are considerably 

 larger than those of the Danish bird ; the former measure 

 60 mm. by 44 mm. ; the latter 56 mm. by 41 mm. 



BARROWS G-OLDEN-EYE. 



GUUCIONETTA ISLANDICA. 



A male was shot at Ivigtut March 23, 1887, and the same 

 year, on April 12, I observed two males and one female. 

 It must be rare in these parts, as neither Danes nor Green- 

 landers know it. 



OLD SQUAW. 



CLANGULA HYEMALIS. 



Very common about Arsuk from October to the end 

 of April, but shows itself only rarely on the fjord near 

 Ivigtut. 



