CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 'J'J 



Jreeding Notes. — Breeds at Rice Lake, south of Peterboro', 

 tario. (Raine.) A. few birds of this species were seen in the 

 thern part of Labrador, July 7th, 1896. On this date a nest was 

 en, containing four eggs, nearly hatched. {Spreadborougk.) 

 e Black Duck builds generally on the ground at the foot of a 

 e or low bush. The nest is composed of weeds and grass, 

 ely lined with feathers, apparently from the breast of the mother 



d. The eggs are usually eight or nine in number, and are of a 



e, dirty-yellowish drab. A nest found near Ottawa, Ont., 

 the 24th May, 1897, had eleven eggs in it. It was built at 



! foot of a little pine tree about 20 yards from the water. 

 R. White.) 



\ very common species in the St. Lawrence valley, where it 

 :eds abundantly. I have seen young broods in the counties of 

 eds and Lanark in the month of June. This bird breeds early, 

 mmencing to lay sometimes in April. I found a nest contain- 

 f twelve eggs on the 24th May, 1897, under singular circum- 

 .nces. Anxious to know whether the loon had again returned 



its breeding-ground in a small lake about fifteen miles from 

 ockville, Ont., I went to the place and procured a boat. There, 

 re enough, was the nest on the edge of a floating bog and clump 

 flags, and whilst I was examining that nest and the two eggs in 

 out flew a Black Duck from amongst the last year's flags, not an 

 r's length from the loon's nest. Feeling sure the eggs were 

 sre, I managed to reach the spot, though the bog was very 

 aky, and saw the nest with the number of eggs mentioned. The 

 ice where the nest was made was not exactly wet, as there was a 

 itted foundation of dry weeds among which it was well conceal- 

 , composed of dry grass and well lined with the down of 

 e bird. Incubation had commenced about a week, which would 

 ike the time of commencing to lay about the first week in May 

 this case. {Rev. C. J. Young) A few pairs breed in the large 

 irshesin Western Ontario. (W. Saunders.) At Wolfville, Nova 

 Ota, a nest of this species was found, in a slight hollow in the 

 ound, lined with dry rushes, and sheltered by a clump of briar 

 ishes. The nest contained two eggs which were only slightly 

 cubated on May 27th, 1897. These eggs were taken by Mr. H. 



Tufts and are now in the Museum at Ottawa. A nest of this 

 ecies was found at Brackley Point, Prince Edward Island, on 

 ne 2ist, 1885, with nine young just hatched. The nest was on a 

 immock in a small marsh near the sandhills. 



