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1902, from Yarmouth, N.S. Mr. Kennard learned that it had been 
killed by Mr. Howard Smith, who wrote Mr. Kennard that two 
other specimens had been captured that spring in Yarmouth co., 
_ Nova Scotia. 
One taken on Sable island, N.S., Aprili3th, 1904. (Jas. Boutelier.) 
A young bird was taken near Toronto, Ont., by Mr. John Maughan. 
It is in the provincial museum at Toronto. (/. H. Fleming.) 
OrpER PALUDICOLZ. Cranes, Rams, &c. 
Famity XVII. GRUIDAS. Cranes. 
LXXX. GRUS Patras. 1766. 
204. Whooping Crane. 
Grus americana (LINN.), VIEILL. 1817. 
Thirty vears ago this species was found in all the large marshes 
from the Red river to the Rocky mountains, but with the building 
of the Canadian Pacific Railway and increased population, it is 
gradually retiring northward. A few still breed in Saskatchewan, 
but most pass northward into the Athabasca district and further 
north. A pair was found, likely breeding, on Twelve-mile lake, 
Wood mountain, June 6th, 1895. Richardson wrote many years 
ago that this bird frequented all parts of the Northwest traversed 
by him, and Macfarlane writes that though he never found any nests 
he observed flocks both in spring and fall flying over Fort Anderson 
near the Arctic sea. The only record Mcllwraith gives of the occur- 
rence of this species in Ontario is at page 116 of his Birds of Ontario. 
He says that a single specimen was taken in the township of Camden 
in Addington co. on the 27th September, 1871, by Mr. Wesley 
Potter. 
Hearne says this bird visits Hudson bay in the spring though not 
in great numbers. (Preble.) A pair was seen by Mr. Handy at 
Elmsdale, Muskoka, Ont., in 1895. He was attracted by their loud 
cries and watched them for some time. (J. H. Fleming.) Rather 
uncommon at Aweme, Man. Arrives about April 15th and passes 
south about the first week in October. (Criddle.) A number 
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