240 ANIMALS AND BIRDS COLLECTED 



Churchill River, June 13. One observed Trout 

 Lake, Churchill River, June 16. One observed 

 Island Lake, Churchill River, June 25. One also 

 at mouth of Reindeer River, June 27, 28. 



NORTHERN BALD EAGLE (Haliceetus leucoce- 

 phalus alascanus). An adult and three downy 

 young taken : the first a male taken on the 

 Churchill River, June 12 ; the downy young 

 taken on Reindeer Lake, two on July 7 and one 

 on July 10 ; these are marked : " Iris dark 

 umber -brown ; bill dark horn colour ; cere slightly 

 more light brown ; corner of mouth pale whitish 

 yellow ; legs and feet pale whitish yellow." Nest 

 of the first young was at the top of a spruce tree, 

 which stood about twenty-five feet high in thick 

 forest on an island of high, rocky elevation. The 

 large nest was constructed with dead twigs of 

 many sorts and sizes, and was lined with moss, 

 grass, and feathers. 



Nest found containing one young bird, six to 

 ten days old. Shell of egg was white. Nest on 

 top of dead spruce tree on a prominent point of 

 land on shore, Knee Lake, Churchill River, 

 June 5. 



Three observed Black Bear Island Lake on the 

 Churchill River, June 13. One observed lower 

 reaches Cochrane River, July 18. One observed 

 Fort Du Brochet, September 4. 



HAWK ? Duck Hawk, or possibly [GYRFALCON ? 

 (Falco rusticolus subsp. ?)] . I' was greatly surprised 

 in full winter to observe a fairly large Hawk (?) 

 giving chase to Spruce Grouse near Fort Du 

 Brochet, December 15. Again observed same 

 species of Hawk (?) flying across a lake in same 



