228 ANIMALS AND BIRDS COLLECTED 



situated beneath a tussock of grass, Churchill 

 River, June 2. Numerous Pelican Lake, 

 Churchill River, June 2,4; observed below mouth 

 of Haultain River on Churchill River, June 6. 



Found nest with eight eggs in damp dead weeds 

 at the very edge of marsh shore ; site more in 

 swamp than is usual. Mallard very numerous 

 in marsh above Sandy Lake on Churchill River, 

 June 8. Observed on Sandy Lake, Churchill 

 River, June 9. Few observed on Black Bear 

 Island Lake on the Churchill River, June 13. 

 Few observed Dead Lake, Churchill River, June 

 17. Duck, on this lake, very scarce. Duck 

 most plentiful, so far, in neighbourhood of Pelican 

 Lake. One or two observed on Island Lake, 

 Churchill River, June 26 ; still remark that ducks 

 are very scarce. 



On island above Kettle Falls found three 

 mallards' nests containing respectively nine — 

 nine — and eight eggs, all in early stage of in- 

 cubation, Churchill River, June 27. 



One or two observed Reindeer River, June 

 28, 30 ; south end Reindeer Lake, July 4. 



Observed female with nine young in water, 

 but this species appears very scarce here, as those 

 are the only ones seen during the last few days, 

 Reindeer Lake, July 8. Female observed on 

 lower reaches of the Cochrane River, July 18. 

 Female with few young observed Cochrane River, 

 July 21 ; another with young on July 23. Two 

 observed, Cochrane River, July 27. Observed 

 with young almost fully grown, Cochrane River, 

 July 28. One observed north end Du Brochet 

 Lake, August 10. Observed family of full-grown 



