BIRDS 245 



turb nest. Not many Flickers observed in this 

 neighbourhood. 



Observed Fort Du Brochet, July 17 ; Cochrane 

 River, July 18, 25 ; Du Brochet Lake, August 2. 



Possibly some of the birds observed north of 

 the Churchill River were the Boreal Flicker 

 (Colaptes auratus borealis), but this I could not 

 decide merely by observation. 



[Nighthawk (Chordeiles virginianus subspJ)]. — 

 Observed at Stanley Mission, June 23, where I 

 noted that they had been commonly seen along 

 the entire route to that point on the Churchill. 

 Observed mouth of Reindeer River, June 27, 28. 

 Single bird observed Reindeer Lake, July 9 — 

 previously a most common bird. Observed Fort 

 Du Brochet, July 16. About a dozen seen, 

 Cochrane River, July 18. Observed Cochrane 

 River, July 24, 25, 26, 28 ; Du Brochet Lake, 

 August 6, 8. Note that this species feed through 

 the day after a bad storm, probably through said 

 storm hindering them from feeding properly at 

 evening and morning as usual ; also they feed 

 in the daytime when the atmosphere is very close 

 and still before rain. Observed Cochrane River, 

 on return journey, August 13, 15. 



[Kingbird. (Tyr annus tyr annus)]. — Observed 

 above Island Lake on the Churchill River, June 25. 



Phcebe (Sayornis phcebe). — A male taken on 

 Reindeer River, June 30. 



Nest containing five eggs well incubated found 

 in false bay above Sandfly Lake on the Churchill 

 River, June 11. One observed Reindeer River, 

 June 27. 



Olive- sided Flycatcher (Nuttallornis bore- 



