VOL. XIV.] NOTES ON HARLEQUIN-DUCK. 17 



teem with duck of various species, I have never yet met with 

 a single Harlequin away from the sea. 



The breeding range of the Harlequin-Duck extends from 

 the Polar regions to as far south as Iceland, Newfoundland, 

 and Kamtschatka. On the North Pacific coast it has been 

 found nesting as far south as Vancouver Island ; and though 

 I have not yet had the opportunity of studying its breeding 

 habits for myself, I hope to do so at no distant date, for I 

 have seen enough of Histrionicus in the winter months to 

 convince me that a great deal yet remains to be learnt about 

 the ways of this fascinating duck. 



