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fresh ; nest on ground close in at foot of alder 

 bush ; site dry open poplar knoll, surrounded by 

 dense spruce and tamarack swamp ; nest of dry 

 leaves, same as carpet of surrounding ground, 

 a few feathers lining nest." A male same loca- 

 lity, May 29. A female in moult, and a downy 

 young, Reindeer Lake, July 10 ; the female has 

 pin feathers on the sides of the head, and new tail 

 feathers are appearing. A downy young, Coch- 

 rane River, July 20; was with other young and 

 female parent when taken. A male taken, 

 August 3 ; a female, August 4 ; and a male, 

 August 7 — all adults, Lake Du Brochet. The 

 young could fly, though the first was only five 

 inches in length. 



Male observed below Frog Portage, Churchill 

 River, July 27. Two shot north of Fort Du 

 Brochet, October 9, and one on October 13, 

 16. Four shot near mouth of Cochrane River, 

 October 19. One shot, October 30, in same 

 locality. Note that there are a few north of 

 Fort Du Brochet, November 7. One taken in 

 same locality on December 10 ; this species 

 evidently winter as far north as this point, but 

 none seen any further north than latitude 58*5°. 

 Two taken Fort Du Brochet, December 14. 

 Flushed one at night on December 16 and noted 

 bird had apparently no trouble to see in the dark. 



[Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus togata?)]. — 

 Observed Crooked River, May 13 ; secured 

 very reddish-brown female at head of Reindeer 

 River, July 14. One taken north of Fort Du 

 Brochet, October 1. This species appears rare 

 in the Far North. 

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