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birds arrive in small numbers about the end of May, and mostly 
pass northward, only a few pairs remaining on the islands to breed. 
(Palmer.) 
LXXXIX. STEGANOPUS ViIeLLior.. 1819. 
224. Wilson Phalarope. 
Steganopus tricolor VIEILL. 1819. 
Occasional in Quebec. (Dionne.) An accidental visitor in 
Ontario. (MclIlwratth.) Rare migrant at Toronto, Ont. (J. H. 
Fleming.) This is a common species throughout the whole prairie 
region, breeding by marshy ponds in all suitable places, from Pem- 
bina to the Rocky mountains, and may reach Hudson bay, as a 
phalarope record from Fort Severn by Murray is thought to be 
this species. Richardson says it does not extend to the north 
farther than lat. 55°. Fannin has not seen it and Brooks only once 
positively identified it in the Fraser River valley, at Chilliwack. 
BREEDING NoTEs.—This species was first seen, May 18th, 1892, 
at Indian Head, Sask., but never became common, although it 
breeds in large numbers in the “‘sloughs”’ to the south of Deep lake. 
Its habits are much like those of the sandpipers as it runs up and 
down the shore like them and swims very little. On June 23rd, a 
young one had three black stripes on the back, one reaching from 
the base of the bill to the rump. The rest of the body was bright 
buff, almost orange. This species is common from Indian Head to 
Edmonton, Alberta, nesting among short grass in low damp ground 
near the water. Nest, a shallow hole in the ground, lined with a 
little grass. Young leave the nest as soon as hatched. (Spread- 
borough.) This species breeds at Reaburn, Man., Rush lake, Sask., 
and Buffalo lake, Alberta. (Dippre.) A number of nests of this 
species were taken by the writer on June 5th and 6th, 1895, at 
Twelve-mile lake, near Wood mountain, Sask. They contained 
from three to four eggs each. The nest was a small hole in the 
ground, generally between bunches of old grass, in a dry spot, 
either in, or on the borders of, a marsh. One nest was in a tuft of 
wild barley (Hordeum jubatum). Quite common at Crane lake, 
Sask., and breeding, 1894. Found a nest with eggs nearly hatched 
on June 7th. Nest on the ground beside a tuft of grass; breeding 
also in a marshy pond at the east end of Cypress hills, June 26th, 
