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mined. (Arctic Manual.) Common at Ivigtut. (Hagerup.) The 
residents of Fort Churchill spoke of a white hawk sometimes seen 
there which is probably this species. Richardson described a mature 
bird from Hudson bay, Murray recorded it from York Factory, Ridway 
described a specimen from Moose Factory and Dr. Rae collected it 
at Repulse bay. (Preble.) Taken at McCormack bay, and at Disco 
island, Greenland, by the Peary and Relief expeditions. (Wztmer 
Stone.) Common at Fort Chimo and east coast of Labrador. Re- 
sident in northern portions, breeds at Fort Chimo. (Packard.) Two 
specimens killed at Port Burwell, Hudson strait, July, 1884. (Dr. 
R. Bell.) Seen along the south side of Hudson strait, skin and eggs 
taken at Cape Chidley. (A. P. Low.) A very fine male of this 
species was shot at Point des Monts, eastern Quebec, and another 
seen in the spring of 1885 by Mr. N. A. Comeau. (The Auk, Vol. II, 
315.) We have received a specimen of this species from Ungava 
bay, Ungava district, shot by Mr. Thomas Mackenzie in 1890. 
(J. A. H. Brown in The Auk, Vol. VIII, 236.) Pretty regular in its 
fall migrations but does not breed in Newfoundland. (Reeks.) A 
casual visitor to Nova Scotia. (Downs.) Occasionally seen in New 
Brunswick. (Chamberlain.) 
“Accidental visitant;’’? rare at Montreal. Mr. Kuetzing says he 
has purchased four examples of this species in the Bonsecours market. 
I have not heard of any gyrfalcons occurring here in recent years. 
(Wintle.) A very rare visitor at Ottawa, Ont.; one fine specimen 
taken. (G. R. White.) A female taken by Mr. Frank Otto, Nov. 
20th, 1905, is the only record for Toronto, Ont. (J. H. Fleming.) 
Rare at Aweme, Man. One was shot near there, Dec. 2nd, 1902, 
and others have been seen from time to time. (Criddle.) The 
gyrfalcon is a constant resident in the Hudson bay territories, where 
it is known by the name of the ‘‘Speckled Partridge Hawk”’ or by 
that of the ‘‘Winterer.”’ I have ascertained that it is occasionally 
seen as far south as lat. 52°. It is found northward to the coast of 
the Arctic sea, and probably in the most northern Georgian islands; 
it is a well-known inhabitant of Iceland and Captain Sabine observed 
it on the west coast of Greenland, as high as lat. 74°. (Richardson.) 
A fine adult female was brought to me at Comox, Vancouver 
island, Dec. 4th, 1903. (Brooks.) During my residence in the north 
I secured only a single specimen of this bird, an Eskimo skin taken 
