In Nwrth-We*t < Is7 



tin- other specie i West buzxards l.y their smaller riae. 



if is a Heries of t\v nt v ^^ \ this l.inl. tin- ground 

 ur is white or liluislt white and the eggs an usually well 

 Mid Klotched with reddish-l.rwn. 



_'L:- tak.-n at < 'iv-r.-iit Lik- AssinilN.ia, May 

 isDO, are very liaii.ls.iiiif. Tin- ground i-.lui i- < i 

 hluish whit- I th. f^s has heavy UotchcMof rich cl 



nut ln>wn at thf 1'Utt i-ml. an. I tin- oth-T ha> tin- sinalli-r i-inl 

 <-aj>j>fl with thf sanif lu-uvy c< louring. Th.-v two eggs 



I : i :;; an. I -.M:)\I 



I -a\\ a n-'l-thi-oatfl ilivi-r swiiiiinin^' anmn^t >< .im- i-iisln-^ 

 i in this iliivrtin an-1 ->farcln-.| tin- sjx.t 1'. >r it- n- -t 

 without siu-ceflB. 



r I tlushf<l a littlf IU-MWII crane, l.ut saw n> -i^ns of a 

 in-t in thf vicinity. I tx>k a tVw elutch-s of l(in^-l.ill.-.l 

 marsh wivn anl rnl-winm-.l -tarlin^ an-1 lat.-r cam.- M9 

 a iifst anl four f^_ r - \ tin- Hartram's sjin.lj.iji.T <m the margin 

 i.- lakf. I tluslu-.l a short-fan-.! " u 1 Ji'l also sur|.ri.-.l a 

 ..ut ot' tin- rushfs that frin^'fl tin- lal. 



Lonp Likt- is a tint- n-sort for wild fowl, ami in tin- fall of 

 thf year thf lak- warnis with all nmniirr of p-.-s.-. <liu-ks. ami 

 oth-r water l>irls. In \Vinni]" 1 A a ntunU-r of \ 

 plovers ami sanlj)ijfrs that wi-iv sh.-t at L- .n^' bik- . includ- 

 ing specimens df purple sandpiper, snnderling, rskiiuo curlew 

 hlack-JM-llied j)lo\.r American golden plover, turnstone. kin-t 

 and otlier rare l.inls that l.n-ed within the Arctic circle 

 :' the knot. I take this opjM>rtunity of d-scrili: 

 i, r gM of this Kird in my jKWseasioii. that \\.-r.-col- 

 Ifet'-d in lei-land. An authentic egg of the knot has for man\ 

 IB IH-.-H tin- ol.ject of .special and diligent search l.y natiiral- 

 i-t- and i-xplon-rv trav.-llin^ in the Arctic regions when- the 

 l.ird is known to l>n?ed. LifUtfiiant A. \\ . (ii-.-ly l'> \ 



inandf r of the 1 dition t> bidy Franklin Sound. 



succeeded in olitaining the ! _ht for egg of tin- kn-.t 



< II. M.-niam publishes the account of it written l.y Liei;- 

 ant (Jn-.-ly. as follows: "Thf sjM-cim. n of hird and egg were 

 in--.! in the vicinity of K.rt ( 'oii^f r. latitud. ..f si 



