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turbance while running away. The color was 

 warm brown. 



Semipalmated Sandpiper. Ereunetes pusillus. 

 Two doubtfully identified east of Wrigley, Aug. 

 3rd. 



Greater Yellow-legs. Totanus melanoleu- 

 cus. Several near mouth of Nahanni river, June 

 27th; one on Willow Lake River, July 9th: one 

 near Old Wrigley, July 20th; 6 east of Wrigley, 

 Aug. 6th. 



Lesser Yellow-legs. Totanus flavipes. Sev- 

 eral seen in vicinity of Wrigley appeared to be too 

 small to belong to last species and probably belong 

 to the smaller species. 



Solitary Sandpiper. Helodromiis solitarius. 

 A pair with young seen at Two Island Indian 

 village, June 16-28. One on Willow Lake River, 

 July 7th; common at Norman, Aug. 12-14. 



Spotted Sandpiper. Actitis mucularia. Very 

 common. Nest of 4 eggs on Willow Lake River, 

 July 8th. Young seen on Willow Lake and 

 Mackenzie Rivers north to Wrigley, July 8-18. 

 Common to Norman and Oil Well. 



American Golden Plover. Charadrius dom- 

 inicus. One male seen on top of Bear Rock, Aug. 

 12th, and approached to within 10 feet. 



Semipalmated Plover. Aegialitis semipal- 

 mata. Several seen on Peace River, May 20-30. 

 and on Willow Lake River and at Old Wrigley, 

 July 12-22. 



Spruce Grouse. Canachites canadensis. Fair- 

 ly common in spruce of muskeg from Fitzgerald 

 to Norman. Female and downy young, June 21st, 

 on trail 30 miles below Simpson. Female and 12 

 young near Old Wrigley, July 19th. Common 

 at Wrigley Harbour, Aug. 31st. Some seen may 

 have been C. franklini. 



Ruffed Grouse. Bonasa umbellus. Three 

 females with young on trail 30 miles below Simp- 

 son, June 20-25. Twelve half-grown young near 

 Old Wrigley, July 22nd. Species seen commonly 

 as far north as Wrigley, Aug. 1st. This is pro- 

 bably the Gray Ruffed Grouse. 



Rock Ptarmigan. Lagopus rupestris. One 

 seen on Cap Mountain, 15 miles east of Fort 

 Wrigley, Aug. 5th. 



Sharp-tailed Grouse. Pedioecetes phasianel- 

 liis. Reported common at rapids 35 miles up 

 Bear River, Aug. 15-24. 



Marsh Hawk. Circus hudsonius. Seen once or 

 twice on Peace River. One male seen at Wrigley 

 Harbour, June 12th. One female on Willow 

 Lake River, July 13th; one female at Norman, 

 Aug. 13th; one female taken at Norman, Aug. 

 23rd. 



Sharp Shinned Hawk. Accipiter velox. Fair- 

 ly common at Norman, Aug. 11-25. A female 

 taken at Wrigley Harbour, Aug. 31st, and a male 



Sept. 1st. They were following rusty blackbirds. 



American Goshawk. Aslur alricapillus. One 

 immature bird seen in Jack pine forest east of 

 Fort Wrigley, Aug. 3rd. 



Red-tailed Hawk. Buleo borealis. Many 

 seen. Immature bird in dark plumage shot near 

 mouth of Slave River, June 8th. This one had 

 lost about i inch of hind toe. Common in Jack 

 pine sandy knolls 30 miles below Simpson, June 

 20-25. Seen commonly on Willow Lake and 

 Mackenzie River north to Wrigley, July 1-30. 

 One seen 30 miles below Wrigley, Aug. 10th. 

 One seen carrying rabbit at Smith Creek, July 

 26th. This is probably the Western Red-tail. 



Duck Hawk. Falco peregrinus anatum. Sev- 

 eral pairs seen at gypsum cliffs, Slave River, May 

 29th. Two nests in recesses in gypsum cliffs about 

 40 feet above the water, two large young sitting 

 in one nest. Two seen at Rock-by-the-Riverside, 

 Aug. 7-8th; two at Bear Rocks, Fort Norman, 

 Aug. 14-19, on which dates a large female was 

 taken. One seen at Wrigley, Aug. 18th, and one 

 at Providence, Aug. 30th. 



Pigeon Hawk. Falco columbarius. Doubt- 

 fully identified on Willow Lake River, July 13th. 

 A pair seen at Norman, Aug. 12-16. One was 

 seen to catch a cliff swallow on the wing. 



Sparrow Hawk. Falco sparverius. One seen 

 on Lone Mountain at mouth of Nahanni River. 

 June 28th. One on Willow Lake River, July 2nd. 

 Several at Wrigley, July 30th, and fairly common 

 at Fort Norman, Aug. 12-19. 



American Osprey or Fish Hawk. Pandion 

 haliaetus carolinensis. Absent on muddy waters. 

 One seen at Simpson, Aug. 29th, and one at 

 Wrigley Harbour, Aug. 31st, and one, Sept. 1st. 



Great Gray Owl. Scotiaptex nebulosa. One 

 seen in spruce woods 14 miles above Fort Wrigley, 

 July 28th. A female (?) shot at Athabasca 

 Landing by Wm. Fowler, Jan. 1922 and sent to 

 the writer. 



American Hawk Owl. Surnia ulula caparoch. 

 One seen in black spruce in muskeg near Fort 

 Norman, Aug. 13th. One male taken at Wrigley 

 Harbour, Aug. 31st. 



Belted Kingfisher. Ceryle alcyon. General- 

 ly distributed. One seen most days but common- 

 er on clear waters, e.g. the Willow Lake River. 

 Seen at Fort Norman, Aug. 12-14, and at Simpson, 

 Aug. 29th. 



Hairy Woodpecker. Dryobates villosus. 

 Heard on Willow Lake River, July 10th. Common 

 in vicinity of Fort Wrigley, July 22— Aug. 7. 

 This is doubtless the Northern Hairy. 



Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. Sphyrapiciis rari- 

 HS. Common along Peace River, May 20-30. 



Flicker. Colaptes auratus. Seen commonly 

 on Peace River, June 19-29th, and fairly common- 



