CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. I93 



Breeding Notes. — First seen at Indian Head, Sask., May 6th, 

 1892. It was quite common a few days later, and spread itself 

 through the marshes where it breeds in considerable numbers; 

 breeding also in great profusion in the marshes around Crane 

 lake in June, 1894. (Spreadborough.) On May 23rd, 1883, on the 

 alkali plain, north of the land office at Turtle mountain, I started 

 a willet from her nest, which was placed in a sUght hollow, shaded 

 on one side by the skull of a buffalo and on the other by a tuft 

 of grass. It contained four eggs, ground colour, dark olive-brown, 

 with heavy, round, dark spots of brown and purple, evenly dis- 

 tributed without any approach to a rind (sic) about the large end. 

 (£. T. Seton.) This species breeds in both Manitoba and Alberta. In 

 the latter province, at Buffalo lake, I found the young in the grass 

 on July 4th, 1895. {Dippie.) 



CVIII. HETERACTITIS Stejnger. 1884. 

 259. Wandering Tatler. 



Heteractitis incanus (Gmel.) Stejn. 1884. 



This bird has been noted over the entire Pacific north of the 

 equator. It is met with sparingly along the coast of Alaska, and 

 seems to prefer the rock-bound portions. From the records obtained 

 it must breed nearly, if not quite, to the Arctic circle. {Nelson.) 

 This species was found to be a rare bird in that part of Alaska visited 

 by me. The natives report that they breed on Whale island, near 

 St. Michael, and from their actions I believe this to be true. (Turner.) 

 Noted at Skagway, St. Michael and Unalaska, Alaska. (Bishop.) 

 A pair taken and two others seen on a rocky islet about 28 miles 

 south of Sitka, Alaska. One adult male, taken at Orca, Prince 

 WiUiam sound, Alaska. (Grinnell.) Only one specimen seen at 

 Homer, Alaska. (/. D. Figgins.) A migrant on the Pribilof 

 islands, Bering sea. (Palmer.) 



Mr. Fannin found this species common along the whole coast 

 of British Columbia, where it breeds and is tolerably common. 

 The writer obtained both young and old birds on rocky ledges in 

 Barclay sound, on the west coast of Vancouver island, in August, 

 1887. 

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