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north of Fort George. Mr. A. Young on that date found a nest 
with thirteen eggs. Incubation pretty far advanced. After this 
a few were seen every day on islands in the bay until Richmond gulf 
was reached. From there across Ungava to Ungava bay they 
were very numerous and numbers of young were running about by 
the first week in July. I have very little doubt that they pair in 
the breeding season as we always found both old birds with the 
young brood, and the males make just as much fuss as the female 
if one happens to go near their young. Young birds nearly full 
grown were shot August 13th, 1904, forty miles south of Cape Hen- 
rietta Maria, James bay. (Spreadborough.) 
50la. Allen Ptarmigan. 
Lagopus lagopus allent STEJN. 1885. 
Very abundant throughout the year, and the only lowland species 
indigenous to Newfoundland. (Reeks.) 
302. Rock Ptarmigan. 
Lagopus rupestris (GMEL.) LEACH. 1817. 
The range of this species is more alpine and more northern than 
that of the willow grouse and hence its breeding range is more 
northerly and its southward movement little beyond the margin 
of the open country or Barren Grounds. This species is very abun- 
dant on both sides of Hudson Strait, breeding in vast numbers on 
the islands to the north of the strait. No authentic records of its 
being taken in Ontario or southern Quebec have been seen, and 
the same statement may be made of Manitoba and westward. 
This bird is found around Hudson bay, on Melville peninsula 
and the Barren Grounds, seldom going further south in winter than 
lat. 63° in the interior, but descending along the coast of Hudson 
bay to lat. 58°, and in severe seasons to lat. 55°. (Richardson.) 
In crossing Ungava from Richmond gulf to Ungava bay, in 1896, 
only two young ones were seen, and these were near Ungava bay, 
on Sept. 14th. (Spreadborough.) Common from Hamilton inlet, 
Labrador, northward. Beyond Okak the rock ptarmigan proba- 
bably belong to the race reinhard:. (Bigelow.) Fairly common 
as far north as the willow is met with. Found throughout the 
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