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precipitous islands. Breeds abundantly throughout the whole 

 region. {Nelson.) Occurs sparingly at St. Michael, but is abun- 

 dant on the Aleutian Islands and breeds in great numbers on the 

 newly upheaved island of Bogoslov. {Turner.) An abundant 

 resident from Race Rocks, Strait of Juan de Fuca, to Alaska ; 

 breeds throughout its range. {Fannin.) In large flocks in Burrard 

 inlet, B.C. in April, 1889. {Macoun.) 



MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 



One specimen taken at Sooke, Vancouver Island, July 30th, 

 1893, by Spreadborough. Our collection includes two eggs taken 

 on Sea Bird Island, Barclay Sound, west coast of Vancouver 

 Island, June ist, 1896, by Dr. C. F. Newcombe. 



XIV. URIA Brisson. 1760. 

 30. Common Guillemot. Murre. 



Uriatroile (Linn.) Lath. 1790. 



Common in winter at Grand Manan, Bay of Fundy. {Cham- 

 berlain), and on the coast of Nova Scotia. {Downs.) Very common 

 and breeding on the islands off the north coast of Newfoundland 

 and Labrador. {Reeks.) Common on the eastern and southern 

 coasts of Labrador, not observed in Hudson Strait. {Packard.) 

 A few breed in Greenland. {Arct. Man.) Found breeding in only 

 two localities in the Gulf of St. Lawrence — at Bird Rocks and 

 Parroquet Islands. (Brewster.) Found at the Mingan Islands. 

 {Dionne:) Common in Hudson Bay. {Richardson^ Sometimes 

 found after a storm on Burlington Bay, Ont. {Mcllwraith.) I 

 have a specimen shot by Mr. George Pierce at Toronto, Ont., in 

 August, 1897. {J.H.Fleming.) 



Breeding Notes. — Mr. Dicks collected for me a large series of 

 eggs of this bird at Gannet Islands, coast of Labrador, July 2nd, 

 1895. It lays one large egg on ledges of the sea-cliff. {Raine.) 



MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 



Our collection contains two specimens of this species, both 

 taken in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, by Mr. A. P. Low in 1894. 



Ten eggs are in the collection. Six of these are from Labrador 

 Coast, received from Mr. Raine, the other four were procured by 

 Mr. A. P. Low in Labrador in 1896. 



