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in July in a bush. It contained five speckled eggs. Since the nest 

 of the Yellow-bellied Flycatcher is usually built on the ground, the 

 presumption is that Audubon's nest was that of the Alder Flycatcher. 



Otocoris alpestris (Linn.). 

 Shore Lark; Horned Lark; "Skylark"; "Mud Lark." 



Abundant summer resident throughout the Arctic zone, especially 

 on the coast. 



This race of Horned Lark is found breeding wherever there is 

 barren ground in Labrador. Thus it is found on the southern coast 

 from its eastern extremity to the point where the forest growth comes 

 down to the shore near the Mingan Islands; and on the entire eastern, 

 northern, and western coasts. Low states that it is common on the 

 barrens of the upper Hamilton River, where he obtained eggs on June 

 19th. Macoun says it is common and breeds on the rocky islands of 

 James Bay from Moose Factory to Richmond Gulf. Breeding birds 

 have been examined from Fort Chimo and Davis Inlet. A set of 

 three eggs was taken at Great Whale River, James Bay, in June, 1899, 

 by A. P. Low; another of three eggs on an island in James Bay on 

 June 18, 1896, by Spreadborough. The latter explorer failed to find 

 it, however, between Richmond Gulf and Ungava Bay. 



Audubon records in his Labrador journal the drawing of three 

 young Shore Larks "the first ever portrayed by man" at Bras d'Or 

 on July 29, 1833. He adds: "I saw one beautiful male in full sum- 

 mer dress which I secured and have drawn with a portion of moss. I 

 intend to add two drawn in winter plumage." 



We found Horned Larks common in the Arctic coastal region all 

 along the Labrador shore, and we obtained ten specimens from Cape 

 Charles on the south to Fanny's Harbor, between Hopedale and 

 Nain, on the north. We observed them on the southern coast near 

 Cape Charles and also at Flower's Cove in Newfoundland on the 

 southern side of the Straits of Belle Isle, where we obtained two more 

 specimens. All our specimens and all the birds observed were of the 

 same type, with nearly pure white superciliary lines and pale yellow 

 throats. The superciliary lines although nearly pure white, all show 

 on close scrutiny a very faint tinge of yellow, especially just above 

 the eye. This tinge of yellow varies in amount in our specimens and 



