94 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 



on the south side of Cypress Hills, Assa. Of three sets taken, 

 two contained eight and one nine eggs. 



MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 



We have ten fine specimens of this species taken in various 

 places. One was shot in Toronto marsh ; five were taken at 

 Indian Head, Assa. ; one at Edmonton, Alberta ; two at Kicking 

 Horse Lake, Rocky Mountains, and one at Kamloops, British 

 Columbia. 



A number of sets of eggs of this species are in the collection 

 taken at Crane Lake, in June, 1894, and at Cypress Lake, Assa., 

 on June 29th, 1895. 



150. Ring-necked Duck. 



Aythya collaris (Donov.) Ridgw. 1885. 



Reported to be rare in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and New 

 Brunswick. It becomes more common in Quebec and still more 

 so in southwestern Ontario. It seems to be only a migrant in all 

 the eastern provinces. Manitoba and the ponds, lakes and marshes 

 to the north of it seem to be its summer home. We have never 

 observed it in the prairie regions and only know of one breeding 

 haunt — the marshes around Waterhen Lake, Manitoba. Owing 

 to its eastern migration I believe it to breed in great numbers 

 both north and east of Lake Winnipeg. Ross has noticed it occa- 

 sionally as far north on the Mackenzie as Lat. 62" 30'. Turner 

 says this bird is not common in the vicinity of St. Michael. In 

 this locality he never found nest or eggs, but it undoubtedly 

 breeds there. It is rarely seen about the Aleutian Islands. 



Common in the valley of the Lower Fraser. None of the Red- 

 heads, Canvas-backs or Scaup Ducks were ever found breeding 

 by me in the Fraser valley. This species winters on Lake Okan- 

 agan, B.C. {Brooks) 



Breeding Notes. — Rarer than either of the preceding species. 

 On June 19th, 1891, I found a nest containing nine eggs at Long 

 Lake, Manitoba. The nest was made of sedges and lined with 

 grasses, feathers and down, a basket-shaped structure, built in 

 the centre of a tussock of rushes. The eggs are olive-gray with a 

 buffy tinge and are very similar to eggs of the Scaup Duck in 

 size and colour. {Raitie.) 



