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and feet dull brownish grey; neck dull umber 

 brown. Bird in company with mother and about 

 a dozen young." 



Set of twelve eggs taken on rocky island in 

 Reindeer Lake, July 12. " Nest found on ground 

 concealed beneath ledge of rock, eggs almost hard 

 on rock, and rim of nest composed of small 

 leaves and twigs profusely mixed with blackish - 

 grey down." 



Two pairs observed south end of lie a la 

 Crosse Lake, May 22. Large numbers observed 

 on Black Bear Island Lake on the Churchill 

 River, June 14, and above Trout Lake on the same 

 river on June 15. One observed Otter Lake, 

 Churchill River, June 20. Few observed at 

 rapid above Key Lake, Churchill River, June 24. 

 Numbers at south end of Reindeer Lake, July 

 3. 4. Numerous in Sucker Bay, Reindeer Lake, 

 July 6. Observed Reindeer Lake, July 7, 9. 

 Numerous Reindeer Lake, July 10. Observed 

 Reindeer Lake, July 12. Observed Cochrane 

 River, July 24, 28, 29, 30, 31 ; Du Brochet Lake, 

 August 1, 2, 6 ; north end Du Brochet Lake, 

 August 12. 



[Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)] . — Observed 

 Polwarth, Sask., May 6 ; Big River, May 9 ; 

 Crooked Lake, May 12. Nest containing three eggs 

 found on May 13. Observed Beaver River, May 

 19, 21. Few observed on lie a la Crosse Lake, 

 May 25. Five observed inland from lie a la Crosse 

 Lake, May 30. Numerous on Shagwenaw Lake, 

 Churchill River, June 1. Nest containing nine 

 eggs found in dry grass marsh ; nest composed of 

 blackish down and a few dry pale-yellow grasses, 



