26 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 
up to a boat, they are readily slaughtered. Two men killed forty 
in ashort time near Rockport, Ont., in December, 1896, just before 
the River St. Lawrence froze up. None of the common species 
have been observed in this locality. This bird was seen about 
Kingston, July 8th, 1897, and was captured. The nearest breed- 
ing ground is the Bird rocks, 1,200 miles away. (Rev. C./. Young.) 
The first record I know of this species for Toronto was a speci- 
men shot in the bay on November 2gth, 1893; it is now in my 
collection. From this date to the middle of December the birds 
were abundant, about forty being killed. For the next ten years 
the birds were noted annually in November and December, but in 
decreasing numbers, none surviving very long. The remarkable 
facts marking the migrations from 1893 to 1897 were the utter 
absence of food in the stomachs of all specimens examined, their 
weak condition, and the ease with which they were procured. 
Many were found dead on the lake shore—presumably from lack 
of food. The migration of this maritime species into the fresh 
waters of the Great Lakes was so remarkable and accompanied by 
sO many unusual features that a fuller account has been published 
jn the Proceedings of the International Ornithological Congress, 
London, 1905. (J. H. Fleming.) 
In December, 1897, there were many large flocks of this species 
seen around Ottawa and numerous specimens were taken. No 
such migration had been recorded in previous years. (d/acoun.) 
Seventeen specimens taken at Point Barrow by Mcllhenny are 
referred here by Witmer Stone. Murdoch’s reference under 
U. lomvia arra should probably go here also. 
BREEDING NoTes.—Breeds in countless numbers at Cape Wol- 
stenholme, Hudson bay, also in lesser numbers on Digge island 
and at Cape Hopes Advance. Their nesting places are on the 
upturned edges of the ledges, where they straddle their solitary 
egg in myriads and when disturbed by the discharge of a gun rise 
so quickly that many of the eggs are dislodged, and fall into the 
sea. They remain on the bay all the year wintering in the open 
water. MAG Wows) 
3la. Pallas Murre, Western Thick-billed Guillemot. 
Unria lomvia arra( Pau.) Ripew. 1884. 
Wherever the coasts and islands of Alaska are bordered by 
rugged cliffs and rocky declivities, this bird is found in great 
