222 ANIMALS AND BIRDS COLLECTED 



observed Cochrane River, July 27 : these birds 

 seem impossible to secure, so wild are they. Four 

 observed Du Brochet Lake, August 7, warned 

 of their presence by their cat-like Awe-Awe 

 call ; a cry very different from the harsh, rumbling 

 quack which they utter when flying. Observed 

 north end Du Brochet Lake, August 10, 12 ; 

 fairly numerous on this lake, but all very wary. 

 Observed on Cochrane River, on return journey 

 downstream, August 13, 14, 15. 



[Jaegar? (Stercorarius parasiticus?)]. — Single 

 bird observed on Sandfly Lake on the Churchill 

 River, June 12. Specimen dark above, white 

 below from bill down, with dark ring circling 

 under neck. This was the only Jaegar observed 

 throughout the expedition. 



[California Gull? (Larus calif ornicus ?)]. — 

 Three observed over the Saskatchewan River, 

 Prince Albert, May 5. One taken Shagwenaw 

 Lake, Churchill River, June 1. Nesting on 

 island on Sandfly Lake, Churchill River, in com- 

 pany with common Terns, but the nests of this 

 species were all together among tufts of grass 

 growing on the higher parts of the island. Nests 

 contained generally three eggs, one contained 

 four, June 11. Observed Otter Lake, Churchill 

 River, June 20, and Key Lake, June 24. Few 

 observed Island Lake, Churchill River, June 26 ; 

 Reindeer Lake, June 28. Half breed, Solomon 

 Cook, tells me that Indians eat Gulls, particularly 

 this Gull; south end Reindeer River, July 1. 

 Observed at south end Reindeer Lake, July 6 ; 

 Reindeer Lake, July 7, 9. Few nests found 

 on an island where many common Terns were 



