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at Sabine island and Parry islands. (Arct. Man.) Winge reports 

 it from several localities in Greenland. It is said to be a much 

 commoner migrant in the autumn than in the spring on the whole 

 Atlantic coast, and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and along rivers and 

 lakes in Quebec and Ontario. It is also a common migrant in Mani- 

 toba. It was found there as late as June 12th, 1881, on the shore 

 of Lake Manitoba by the writer, and in the autumn as early as the 

 beginning of August by Nash fide Seton. It doubtless breeds on 

 Lake Manitoba or Lake Winnipegosis in small numbers. It has 

 seldom been noticed by us further west than Indian Head, Sask., 

 and it was rare there in the spring of 1892, and at Thirty-mile 

 spring, near Wood mountain, Sask., June 3rd, 1895. Bent reports 

 it as abundant near Hay lake, Sask., May 29th, 1905, and Bishop 

 took three at Big Stick lake, Sask., July 19th. Spreadborough 

 saw three at Lesser Slave lake, Atha., Atkinson noted it in con- 

 siderable numbers in August 1906 between Saskatoon, Sask., and 

 Edmonton, Alta. 



It occurs all around Hudson bay and along the Arctic coast, being 

 recorded by Ross, Richardson and Macfarlane. Neither Nelson, 

 Murdoch nor Turner found it in Alaska, but Dall says it is very 

 common at Nulato,and on the Yukon to the sea. Bishop saw three at 

 St. Michael andFiggins says that it is rather common but irregular 

 during migrations at Homer, Alaska. Specimens have been taken 

 at Sitka, Alaska, and at Port Simpson, British Columbia. Brooks 

 took it at Quesn§l, B.C., in 1901 during migrations but says it is 

 rare in the lower valley of the Fraser. 



Breeding Notes. — ^This bird breeds on the coast of Hudson bay 

 as low as the 55th parallel. Mr. Hutchins informs us that it makes 

 its nest in the marshes rudely of grass, and lays four dusky-coloured 

 eggs spotted with black, incubation commencing in the middle of 

 June. It feeds on marine insects. (Richardson.) On June 29th, 

 1863, we discovered a nest of this species (the only one at the tima 

 known to naturalists) on the Barren Grounds, about ten miles 

 west of Franklin bay. The nest was composed of withered hay 

 and leaves placed in a small depression in the ground. It contained 

 four eggs which were quite fresh. (Macfarlane.) Parry found 

 them breeding on the North Georgian islands, and they undoubtedly 

 breed along the barren Arctic coast east of Point Barrow. (Nelson). 

 Mr. W. Spreadborough observed a pair on a small island in James 



