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APPENDIX G 



Lams brachyrhynchiis Richardson. Short-billed Gull. 



This gull was first observed among the Slave River rapids, 

 near Fort Smith, on June 22, where it was apparently breeding. 

 We noted it also on Slave River, below Fort Smith, on July 4. 

 About the spruce-bordered meadows along the upper Nyarling 

 River we saw a number of breeding colonies on July 9 and 11, 

 and we also noted it on Little Buffalo River on July 12. It is 

 a fairly common breeder among the islands which stud the east- 

 ern part of Great Slave Lake, and we noted it on the north side 

 of Kah-d'nouay Island on July 19, near The Narrows on July 

 22, and near Red Stone Bay, where it was common, July 25. 



Lams franklini Richardson. Franklin's Gull. 



This inhabitant of the northern plains was observed only on 

 one occasion, between Edmonton and Vermilion Creek, on July 

 11, when we saw a pair flying back and forth over a ploughed 

 field. 



Larus Philadelphia (Ord.). Bonaparte's Gull. 



The Bonaparte gull was noted on the Athabaska, near Fort 

 McKay, on May 30, and between there and Poplar Point on 

 June 1. 



Sterna caspia Pallas. Caspian Tern. 



This tern was observed but once in the delta of the Atha- 

 baska, June 4. This point seems to be one of its breeding 

 stations. 



Sterna hirundo Linn. Common Tern. 



The common tern was observed on only a few occasions. We 

 noted it in the delta of the Athabaska, June 4; between Fort 

 Chipewyan and Peace River, June 5, and on Great Slave Lake 

 at the following points: north shore, near Mountain Portage, 

 July 24, and near the eastern extremity, July 25. 



