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there. On May 25th, 1895, a pair was seen at a pool on the prairie 
near Old Wives lake and later, on June 6th, a large number was 
seen and a few specimens taken at Twelve-mile lake, near Wood 
mountain, Sask. 
One male taken at Ducks, near Kamloops, B.C., August 18th, 
1889, by Clark P. Streator. Not uncommon in the lower Fraser 
valley. Taken at Quesnel, B.C., during migration. (Brooks.) 
Thirteen specimens were taken at Point Barrow and Port Clarence, 
Alaska, in 1897. (MclIlhenny.) I saw a single bird on the Pribilof 
islands that had just arrived from the south. (Palmer.) 
Their great numbers in the east during the migrations and their 
late and dilatory spring movement in the west, point to their chief 
breeding grounds being on the southern and western shores of 
Hudson bay, between James bay and York Factory, as here there 
is a low marshy shore just suited for nesting. The Severn, where 
Hutchins found them breeding, is in this district. Westward of 
Hudson bay it extends to Point Barrow in Alaska, where Murdoch 
says it arrives in large flocks in July and leaves in August. All 
came from the east and the specimens taken were young birds. 
BREEDING NoTES.—Occurs sparingly at the mouth of the Koak- 
soak river, Ungava bay, Labrador, and from its actions indicated 
breeding. Audubon, Vol. V., 278, states that he found them dis- 
persed in pairs and having nests early in June in Labrador. (Tur- 
ner.) Mr. Hutchins in 1770 writes as follows :—‘‘This species arrives 
at Severn river (about 150 miles southeast of York Factory) by the 
middle of May in large flocks, builds a nest early in June of withered 
grass, and lays four or five black and white spotted eggs. Towards 
the autumn it has a chirruping note, and in September it retires to 
the southward.’ (Richardson.) Common on the Labrador coast, 
breeding locally. I took downy young on Seal island. (Bzgelow.) 
Adults and young were at Fort Churchill, Hudson bay, July 25th. 
(Preble.) Common breeder in all the northern parts of the Hudson 
Bay region. (A. P. Low.) We saw a few at Hay lake, May 29th 
1905, Bishop collected a female that would soon have laid at Big 
Stick lake, Sask., June 14th, 1906. (A.C. Bent.) Fairly abundant 
in the Barren Grounds, but more so on the shores of Franklin 
bay, where a number of specimens with eggs were procured. 
(Macjarlane.) 
