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on the lower Anderson river. The nests were all mere depressions 
or small holes scooped in the earth, thinly lined with decayed leaves, 
and in almost every instance they contained four eggs. (Macjar- 
line.) Not rare on Southampton island, Hudson bay and breeding 
there. (A. P. Low.) In large flocks along the west coast of James 
bay and apparently breeding north of Cape Henrietta Maria. (Spread- 
borough.) 
252. Black-tailed Godwit. 
Limosa limosa (LINN.) RipGw. 1885. 
Occasional in Greenland. (Wuinge.) 
CV. TOTANUS BEcusTEIN. 1803. 
254. Greater Yellow-legs. 
Totanus melanoleucus (GMEL.) VIEILL. 1816. 
This species is a common migrant in both spring and fall along 
the whole Atlantic coast. And is abundant on both shores of 
James bay and north to Fort Churchill. In the Gulf of St. Law- 
rence and on the Labrador coast it breeds in some numbers. In 
Quebec and Ontario it is a common migrant, but there are no records 
of its breeding. It is an abundant migrant in spring, late summer 
and fall in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, but not very common to 
the west of that province, although taken all across the continent. 
It was found by Spreadborough to be common on the shores of 
nearly all lakes between Lesser Slave lake and Peace River Landing, 
Atha., and Ross found it as far north as Fort Simpson, on the Mac- 
kenzie, but neither Macfarlane nor Richardson found it near the 
Arctic sea. A few specimens have been taken on the Pacific coast 
at Sitka. 
An abundant resident along the British Columbia coast in winter; 
I found it breeding in the summer of 1891 around the lakes at Clin- 
ton, B.C. (Fannin.) Abundant in the lower Fraser valley; pro- 
bably breeds. (Brooks.) Saw one at Penticton, B.C. (Spread- 
borough.)Two were seen and one of them taken on the beach at 
Skidegate, Queen Charlotte islands, B.C., July 17th, 1899. Taken 
at Fort Kenai, Alaska, by Bischoff May 6th, 1869. <A male bird 
