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Uria lomvia (Linn.). Brunnich Murre Continued. 



Common along Ellesmere and North Devon and southward 

 along east coast of Baffin. Breeds in great numbers at Cape 

 Wolstenholme, Digges islands and other places in Hudson 

 strait. Remains in the open water of Hudson bay throughout 

 the winter, numbers having been killed at that time at Fuller- 

 ton. Skins and eggs, the latter from Cape Chidley. 



A.lle alle (Linn.). Dovekie. 



Not common in Hudson bay or strait. Found there in the winter, 

 but rarely seen in the summer. Very abundant along the 

 north Greenland coast, less so along the western side of Baffin 

 bay. Seen in Lancaster sound. Eggs from Gary island in 

 Smith sound. 



Megalestris skua (Brunn.). Skua. 



Common in Davis strait and Baffin bay; also seen in the eastern 

 part of Hudson strait. Not seen in Hudson bay. 



Stercorarius parasiticus (Linn.). -Parasitic Jaeger. 



Commion about Roes Welcome, where it preys on the Arctic terns; 

 less common farther north. Eggs from Southampton. Nest 

 on islands in ponds. Skins from Roes Welcome. 



Stercorarius longicaudus, Vieill. Long-tailed Jaeger. 



Less common than the former species in Roes Welcome, and seen 

 occasionally in the waters to the northward. Skins from Ful- 

 lerton and Southampton; eggs from Southampton and Cape 

 Chidley. 



Pagophila alba (Gunn.). Ivory Gull. 



Occasional tirds of this species are seen in the early summer 

 among the heavy ice on the Atlantic coast of Labrador and in 

 Hudson strait. A specimen of the young in full plumage was 

 shot at Fullerton in the end of September. 



Rtssa tridactyla (Linn.). Kittiwake. 



Not very common in the northern part of Hudson bay or elsewhere 

 in the north. Specimen from Fullerton. 



Larus glaucus, Brunn. Glaucous Gull. 



The common big gull of the north. Common about Fullerton and 

 frequently seen along the northern coasts. Skins and eggs 

 from Fullerton and Cape Chidley. 



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