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composed of dry grass and well lined with the down of the bird. 
Incubation had commenced about a week, which would make the 
time of commencing to lay about the first week in May in this 
case. (Kev. C./. Young.) A few pairs breed in the large marshes 
in western Ontario. (W. Saunders.) At Wolfville, Nova Scotia, 
a nest of this species was found, in a slight hollow in the ground, 
lined with dry rushes, and sheltered by a clump of briar bushes. 
The nest contained two eggs which were only slightly incubated 
on May 27th, 1897. These eggs were taken by Mr. H. F. Tufts 
and are now in the museum at Ottawa. A nest of this species 
was found at Brackley point, Prince Edward island, by the writer, 
on June 2Ist, 1888, with nine young just hatched. The nest was 
ona hummock ina small marsh near the sandhills. 
133a. Red-legged Black Duck. 
Anas obscura rubtpes BREWST. 1902. 
To the red-legged race I can unhesitatingly refer only four of 
the breeding black ducks which I have examined. One of these (a 
female) was taken by Mr. L. M. Turner on July rst, 1884 at Ungava, 
northern Labrador; another by Mr. John McKenzie at Moose Fac- 
tory on James bay; a third by Mr. C. Drexler, on June 1gth, 1860, 
at Cape Hope, Severn river; the fourth (a male) by Mr. E. A. Preble, 
on July 28th, 1900, at Fort Churchill, the two localities last 
named being on the western shores of Hudson bay. The summer 
range is not definitely known but breeding specimens have been 
examined from northern Labrador, James bay and the west shore 
of Hudson bay. (Brewster.) Common winter visitor in Nova 
Scotian Ga. i Taufis.) 
An adult male was collected at Fort ‘Churchill, July 28th, and 
another had been shot by an Indian a day or two previously. 
Blakiston records a specimen received from York Factory. The 
species is called throughout the region the ‘‘black stock duck” to 
distinguish it from the mallard. (Preble.) Common migrant at 
Toronto, Ont. This rather doubtful form remains later than the 
black duck and consequently more are taken in the fall than the 
other. (J. H. Fleming.) Ducks exhibiting many of the character- 
istics of this variety have been exposed for sale on the market at 
Ottawa. These birds according to Mr. Eifrig (The Auk, Vol. XXIII, 
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