224 ANIMALS AND BIRDS COLLECTED 



female, taken on Cochrane River, July 25. 

 " Iris dark ; eye-ring dark crimson ; bill black ; 

 corners of mouth reddish-flesh colour ; legs 

 whitish orange-chrome ; feet more rich chrome." 

 Two juvenile birds taken on Lake Du Brochet, 

 Cochrane River, August 1 : one of these, a 

 female, is marked " Iris dark ; bill medium dull 

 blackish grey ; both mandibles dark from nostril 

 out ; legs, feet, and webs whitish skin colour with 

 pale brown joints." This species is believed to 

 breed in trees, and it is unfortunate in view of the 

 young birds taken, that the nesting site was not 

 found. 



One pair observed Crooked Lake, May 12 ; 

 small colony seen on inland lake off the Beaver 

 River, May 19 ; birds commonly perched on 

 limbs of dead trees on the edge of the forest which 

 surrounded the lake on three sides. An occasional 

 bird of this species observed lie a la Crosse Lake, 

 May 25. One observed Cochrane River, July 26 : 

 three observed Cochrane River, July 27. 



SABINE'S GULL (Xema sabini). Three seen, 

 and a pair of adults taken, on Sandy Lake, 

 Churchill River, June 9 ; the female is marked 

 "iris black; pure red eye-ring; bill, black to 

 one-eighth beyond nostril, remainder of tip 

 medium dull lemon-yellow ; feet black." 



COMMON TERN (Sterna hirundo). A juvenile 

 female with pinions not fully grown, taken on 

 Cochrane River, August 14. Seen in company 

 with parents and another young bird. 



Few observed Beaver River, May 21, and lie 

 a la Crosse Lake, May 25. Breeding haunts 

 observed on Pelican Lake, June 8, 4. 



