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blotched with black spots, which are generally confluent at the 

 larger end. Very frequently the spots are crowded into a black 

 patch at the very apex of the larger end. {Nelso?t.) 



10. Pacific Loon, 



G.xvia pacificiis (Lawr.) Allen, 1897. 



A single specimen obtained at St. Michael, Alaska, August 

 25th, 1876. {Turner?) Quite common at Point Barrow, and evi- 

 dently breeding. The greater number, however, pass to the 

 eastward. (Murdoch?) North to Arctic coast. (Ross?) Only 

 once observed this bird in the lower Fraser valley, during very 

 cold weather, and shot it. (Brooks?) 



Breedi^^g Notes. — This is the most abundant diver in the 

 region investigated. Nests were discovered in the wooded coun- 

 try, in the Barren Grounds, and on the shores and islands of the 

 Arctic sea. In all about one hundred and sixty-five nests, most 

 of which contained two eggs, were secured in the course of the five 

 seasons from 1862 to 1866 inclusive. (Macfarlane?) This species 

 arrives early in June at Point Barrow, and, as the ponds open, the 

 birds make 'themselves at home there, and evidently breed in 

 abundance though we were unable to find the nest. One of their 

 breeding grounds was evidently a swampy lagoon, some five or 

 six miles inland, but the nests were inaccessible. (Murdoch.) 



11. Red-throated Loon. 



Gavia lumme (Gunn.) Allen. 1897. 



This species is a common summer migrant throughout the 

 northern part of the continent. It breeds in Greenland in both 

 inspectorates (Arct. Man.), and in Newfoundland in small ponds in 

 the marshes, placing its nest in a tussock of grass surrounded by 

 water. (Reeks.) Not common on EUsemere island, (E. Bay.) 

 Common along the shores and islands of Hudson bay and Hudson 

 strait, to the northward of James bay. Seen on the north coast 

 of Greenland and in all the northern waters. Breeds on islands 

 or shores of ponds, not far from coast. Feeds in the sea and 

 fresh water. (A. P. Low.) A not uncommon summer resident in 

 New Brunswick. (Chamberlain.) Rare migrant in Nova Scotia. 

 (?H. F. Tufts.) Abundant in Labrador, and breeding around 



