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in Kingwash fjord and vicinity just before it froze up, for a fc 

 days only ; none seen in spring ; does not breed in Cumberlan 

 gulf. {Kumelin.) One specimen was taken by the natives o 

 the Pribilof islands in 1895. Perhaps a regular visitor in wintei 

 {Palmer.) 



XXI. RISSA Stephens. 1825. 



40. Kittiwake Gull. 



Rissa tridactyla (Linn.) Bonap. 1838. 



Breeds in both inspectorates, but more commonly in the south 

 ern part of Greenland. (Arct. Man.) Not common on Ellsemer 

 island. {E. Bay.) Common along the Atlantic coast, south froti 

 Greenland, especially in winter. A rather common resident ii 

 New Brunswick. {Chamberlain.) Breeding in considerable number 

 at Bird rocks and on the limestone cliffs at Wreck bay, Antic'ost: 

 {Brewster.) Breeds plentifully on the northern portions of th 

 Atlantic coast of Labrador ; Verrill reports them breeding ii 

 immense numbers on the eastern and northern shores of Anticosti 

 {Packard.) Common off Great Whale river, Hudson bay, on thi 

 edge of the ice in the winter of 1898-99 ; not very common in th( 

 northern part of Hudson bay or elsewhere in the north. {A. / 

 Low.) By far the most abundant of all the sea-fowl in north 

 eastern Labrador. {Bigelow.) Quite common on the River Si 

 Lawrence. {Dionne.) Reaching the western end of Lake Ontari( 

 in considerable numbers. {Mcllwraith.) 



This species abounds in the interior of the Northwest Territorie 

 and on the shores of the Arctic sea, where it breeds. {Richardson. 

 First observed in the Strait of Belle Isle on our outward passagi 

 in August, 1877 ; from this point northward they were constantl; 

 with us and extremely abundant until the ice covered the water 

 they are altogether absent from Cumberland gulf in spring anc 

 summer. {Kumelin!) 



40(1. Pacific Kittiwake. ' 



Rissa tridactyla pollicaris Ridgw. 1884. 



Found along the coast of Vancouver island and in the Gulf o 

 Georgia. {Lord?) The entire coast line of Alaska, with all it 

 numerous islands, both near the mainland and far out at sea, ar 



