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edge of the barren grounds, or to latitude 57 

 degrees. On Hamilton Inlet they are very 

 numerous in the late autumn, when they ap- 

 pear to migrate inland, and are then so tame 

 that they are snared with a loop on the end of 

 a stick, and when shot the charge consists of 

 four or five grains of BB shot. 



The range of the sharp-tailed grouse is con- 

 fined to the shores and islands of James Bay, 

 where it is known as the "pheasant." In 1887 

 I obtained a clutch of eggs of this bird at the 

 mouth of the East Main River, and in 1892 

 shot a number of young birds near that place, 

 while last year I procured skins of adults along 

 the east coast to beyond Fort George in lati- 

 tude 54 degrees. The inhabitants informed 

 me that it v/as quite common along the coast, 

 where it feeds on the different small fruits 

 found there in abundance. 



The willow ptarmigan breeds in astonishing 

 numbers throughout the barren and semi-bar- 

 ren lands, and is found abundantly about the 

 willow-covered banks of the northern lakes 

 and streams. Being a free flyer it affords 

 much better sport than the other grouse, 

 which too often cannot be induced to fly when 

 once treed. The willow ptarmigan pass south- 



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