36 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 
island. It breeds on steep cliffs in companies up to 20 pairs, 
(Z. Bay.) A few were seen on the river near Moose Factory and 
numbers on James bay in 1903. (Spreadborough.) Large numbers 
were found breeding on the ledges of high cliffs at Richmond 
gulf, Hudson bay, in July, 1898. The common big gull of the 
north ; aspecimen opened by Mr. Halkett, had fish bones and 
surface amphipods in its stomach. (A. P. Low.) Not rare on 
Hudson strait ; breeds plentifully on the eastern and southern 
coasts of Labrador. (Packard.) We found burgomasters common 
north of Cape Harrison, Labrador, though they never gathered in 
flocks. (Bzgelow.) Common along the Atlantic coast from Green- 
land to Newfoundland. (Reeks.) Southward it is rare and only in 
winter. (/Jones.) One shot in St. John harbour, N.B. (Chamberlain.) 
Common in the river and gulf of St. Lawrence. (Dionne ; Dr. 
ffall.) On Dec. 2nd, 1905, the watchman at the Dominion 
rifle range, Ottawa, took a specimen in immature plumage. 
(Z7fr7g.) Regular winter resident at Toronto, Ont. Not common. 
VU. H. Fleming.) Mr. Will Elson shot a female of the second 
year, Feb. Ist, 1906, about six miles west of London, Ont. It 
was perched on the remains of a dead cow. (W. Saunders.) 
During the winter months this bird is not an_ infrequent 
visitor to Lake Ontario. It was shot at Toronto in 1884 and 
1889. (MclIlwraith.) Abundant on Great Slave lake. (foss.) 
A great many of these gulls nest in Cumberland gulf and are 
common in other places. (Awmelin.) 
BREEDING Notes.—Altogether some twenty nests of this 
species were gathered, chiefly on sandy islets in the bays of 
Franklin and Liverpool ; a few of these were also tound on 
islands in the lower Anderson. Fifteen of the nests contained 
two eggs each, but five had as many as three. The nest was 
usually a shallow depression in the beach. In one of them we 
discovered an egg of the black brant. (acfarlane.) 
In the summer of 1896 this species was found breeding by the 
large lakes in northern Ungava. (Spreadborough.) 
42a. Point Barrow Glaucous Gull. Western Glaucous 
Gull. 
Larus barrovianus RipGcw. 1886. 
I shot animmature specimen of this gull in Comox bay, Vancou- 
ver island, December 13th, 1903. (Bvooks.) All the islands of 
