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tern . d.-pn-s.xions in th.-sMiid lined \vi' 



Ma. i and contain, d two ami thiw eggs enrh ami 



many n.'-t- only contained .in.- .-^. tin- full compl.-iii' i . 

 eggs not In-iii^ yi-t laid as tin- t.-rns an- late Breeders. The 

 mills n.-sts \vt-r.- aKo hollows in tin- saml, lim-d with graaaet, 

 contained two an. I three '-^x each. The m'" IU "' '"l"i. 

 ciim-ns i-, pal,- In-own, others m vt ' n ' sn "li\.- l.|. 

 with .lark l.n.wn of \arioiis shail-s, with ^n-y iin-l.-i 

 sh^ll inai-kin^s. Tin- av.Ta^.- si/,- i> -J.(M\ I 



ivsr.-nt Lak.-. in Manitol.a. th.- 1 ' .na|.art- .s mi\\* inakf 

 th.-ii- iii-sts in Inishfs m'"^' 11 ^ i" '"' '"'' t'"' 1 wat-r. anl th<- 

 ii'-sts ai. sulistaiitial structures of twi^s an-1 i-us)i.-s. l.ut at 

 -h L-ik.- where tli.i. an- no Imshrs, th- goHihiive t 



"lit. -nt to iiiak.- th.-ir n-'sts on tii<- ^n" 11 "'- We COUected a 



fin.- s,.|-i,.^ ,,f a\os,.t in- t<> k.-.-ji th- clut<-li.- 



Aeparate ly inarkin: th.-m with a j>mcil. Th.- first clutrh w.- 

 niarkr.l .,m| rlutrh l>-4. ami so on, until w.- had got 



jn-.-tty n.-arly through tin- al])hal-t. Any clutch. -s that w.-n- 

 al\anc.-.l in incul>ation w.- I. -ft for tin- l>irls t hatch. \V.- 

 also took a nil series of eggs of Foster's tern, and a iiuinU-r 

 of Beteol Honajiartc's m'" s - ai "' snilt ti'i' (>l> sj,,-cini.-ns of the 

 \\ l.-ft th- liinls ami .-^s ami wa-l.-.l out to th.- far 

 islaml. aii-l h.-n- we also foiiml a nunit'.-r of all thn-- 

 out th.- avosets w.-n- tin- most plentiful, ami th.-s.- two 

 must hav.- ha. I dos,- UJMIH four humli f the avoset on 



th.-m. At th.- far .-ml of th.- samly islaml we flush, -.1 a Canada 

 which flew alonjr th.- to]> of the wat.-r with a sj.lash 

 making a cn.akin^ n-'is... ( )n arri\ in^r at th.- sj..,t w.- v 



to tin.l its AH containing tiv,- eggs, 



which w.-n- partly incuKatc.l. l.ut w.- w.-n- al.L- to make u r "l 

 specimens of thriii. This was n> .loiil-t th.- s.-roml clutch of 

 eggs lai.l l.y this l.inl. as th- i 'anada gOO8- is an .-arly l.r.-.-.l.-r 

 ami has eggs soon after the ice melts on the lakes .arly in 

 May. Tli" n.-st wm a hollow in the san-1. ..m- f N -t and a-half 

 in .liameter. ami was al.umlantly lin.-<l with ^n-v down. I 

 now have tl- .d 'L r LT s '" ">' "' >">' cal.in.-fs and it l<x.ks 



Well slllToUllded with tile doWIIV ll.-sts and cluU'hes of 



