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Kingston, July 8th, 1897, and was captured. The nearest breed- 

 ing ground is the Bird Rocks, 1,200 miles away. {Rev. C.J. 

 Young.) 



The first record I know of this species for Toronto was a speci- 

 men shot in the bay on November 29th, 1893 ; it is now in my 

 collection. From this date to the middle of December the birds 

 were abundant, about 40 being killed. They have continued 

 coming every winter since, and in 1894 they were very numerous, 

 but have' been growing steadily less in numbers, till this winter 

 (December, 1897) I have heard of only half a dozen. The 

 remarkable facts marking the migrations from 1893 to 1897 were 

 the utter absence of food in the stomachs of all specimens 

 examined, their weak condition, and the ease with which they 

 were procured. Many were found dead on the lake shore — pre- 

 sumably from lack of food. A full report of the first occurrence 

 of these remarkable migrations is given in Vol. I. of the Biological 

 Review of Ontario, January, 1894. (/. H. Fleming.) 



In December, 1897, there were many large flocks of this species 

 seen around Ottawa and numerous specimens were taken. No 

 such migration had been recorded in previous years. {Macoun.) 



Breeding Notes. — Breeds in countless numbers at Cape 

 Wolstenolme, Hudson Bay, also in lesser numbers on Digges 

 Island and at Cape Hopes Advance. Their nesting places are on 

 the upturned edges of the ledges, where they straddle their solitary 

 egg in myriads and when disturbed by the discharge of a gun rise 

 so quickly that many of the eggs are dislodged, and fall into the 

 sea. They remain on the bay all the year wintering in the open 

 water. {A. P. Low.) 



museum specimens. 



This species is represented by three specimens, all taken in 

 Ontario and Quebec. One, a male, was shot on the Gatineau 

 River at Wakefield, Quebec, in November, 1887. Another, taken 

 at Kingston, Ontario, February 4th, 1897, was received from the 

 Rev. C. J. Young. The third was captured on the ice on the 

 Ottawa River, close to the city of Ottawa, December 12th, 1897, 

 by Mr. W. T. Lawless. 



We have two eggs, collected on the coast of Greenland, 

 received from Mr. Raine ; six from the coast of Labrador (one 

 white) procured by Mr. A. P. Low in 1896 and four from Davis 

 Inlet received from Mr. Guy in 1896. 



