December, 1919] 



The Canadian Field-Naturalist 



taken on the Beaver river, May 19, and a male on 



Lake Ile-a-la-Crosse, May 23. 



Pisobia fuscicollis, White-rumpcd Sandpiper. 



A female taken on Sandy lake, Churchill river, 

 June 10, and a male taken on Sand Fly lake, 

 Churchill river, June 11. 

 Pisobia bairdi, Baird's Sandpiper. 



Four specimens, a female taken near Fort Du 

 Brochet, Reindeer lake, July 17; and a male and 

 two females taken on the Cochrane river, July 23. 

 Pisobia minutilla. Least Sandpiper. 



Four specimens, a female, Reindeer lake, July 

 13. "Bird alone breeding on island, apparently 

 had nest." A female taken July 29, and a pair 

 taken on the Cochrane river, July 30. 

 Pelidna alpina saffhalina, Red-backed Sandpiper. 



A female, Churchill river, June 8. "Shot on 

 small stony island, in company with seven Semi- 

 palmated Sandpipers." 

 Ereunetes pusillus, Semipalmated Sandpiper. 



Two pairs taken on the Churchill river, June 

 2, from a flock. 

 Calidris leucophaea, Sanderling. 



Three specimens taken from a flock of four, 

 Cochrane river, July 21 ; "probably non-breeding 

 birds." 



Helodromus solitarius solitarius, Solitary Sandpiper. 

 "A female with large egg in oviduct;" Beaver 

 river, May 18. 

 Actitis macularia. Spotted Sandpiper. 



Two adults ,a male. Crooked river. May 15, and 

 a female, Lake Ile-a-la-Crosse, May 23. Two 

 sets of four eggs each, taken on the Churchill river, 

 June 10 and 13, also a downy young taken on the 

 Cochrane river, July 29. 



Charadrius dominicus dominicus, American Golden 

 Plover. 

 An adult female taken when in company with 

 Kildeer Plover, on the Churchill river, June 2. 

 "Eye, bill, and feet black." 

 Oxe^eclms vociferus, Kildeer. 



Seen in company with the Golden Plover, but no 

 specimens taken. 

 Aegialilis semipalmata, Semipalmated Plover. 



Four specimens, a male. Lake Ile-a-la-Crosse, 

 May 23; a pair, Cochrane river, July 23, and a 

 female taken July 29, also on the Cochrane river. 

 Arenaria inlcrprcs morinella. Ruddy Turnstone. 



Four .specimens, a female found alone on Lake 

 Ile-a-la-Crosse, on May 22; a male also found 

 alone on the same lake on the 23rd; and two females 

 taken from large flock on June 9, on the Churchill 

 river. 



Canachites canadensis canadensis, Hudsonian 

 Spruce Partridge. 

 Eight specimens, six adults and two downy young. 



A pair with nest and eggs taken at Lake Ile-a-la- 

 Crosse, May 25; male not preserved. "Eggs, six 

 in number, fresh; nest on ground close in at foot 

 of alder bush; site, dry open poplar knoll, surround- 

 ed by dense spruce and tamarack swamp; nest of 

 dry leaves, same as carpet of surrounding ground, 

 a few feathers lining nest." A male, same locality. 

 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, Cochrane 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. 

 Lagopus lagopus lagopus, Willow Ptarmigan. 



One specimen. Fort Du Brochet, Reindeer lake, 

 November 4. "Same day first Barren Land Car- 

 ibou of the season were shot." 

 Accipiter velox. Sharp-shinned Hawk. 



An adult male, Otter lake, Churchill river, June 



20. 



Asiur atricapillus airicapillus, American Goshawk. 



A female, and set of three eggs, Beaver river. 

 May 16. 

 Buieo plat^pierus. Broad-winged Hawk. 



Three specimens, a melanotic male. Crooked 

 river. May 14, is chocolate brown except for the 

 tail bars, which are normal ; a male taken in same 

 locality on the 1 5th, and a female taken on Beaver 

 river, May 16. 



Haliaectus leucocephalus alascanus. Northern Bald 

 Eagle. 



An adult male, taken on the Churchill river, June 

 12; three downy young taken on Reindeer lake, two 

 on the 7th and one on the 10th of July. These 

 latter are marked, "Iris, dark umber brown ; bill, 

 dark horn color; cere, slightly more light brown, 

 corner of mouth, pale whitish-yellow; legs and feet, 

 whitish-yellow." 

 Falco colunibarius colunibarius, Pigeon Hawk. 



Seven specimens, an adult female (two other 

 birds seen). Reindeer lake, July 13; a female in 

 company with four or five almost fully fledged 

 young, three of which were taken, Lake Du Brochet, 

 August 3; the young have wings and tail not fully 

 grown and traces of down on the head; the old 

 bird is in very worn plumage with one fresh blue 

 tail feather, but showing no other signs of the blue 

 plumage. Two fully fledged young birds (two 

 others seen), Lake Du Brochet, August 7. 

 Pandion haliaetus caroUncnsis, American Osprey. 



Three specimens, a female. Crooked lake. May 

 13; a male, taken with nest. Lake Ile-a-la-Crcsse, 

 May 25. "Nest containing single egg on very top 



