no GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 



A common migrant in Manitoba and stays so late that undoubt- 

 edly some breed near the larger lakes. First seen at Deep Lake, 

 Indian Head, Assa., May 13th, 1892 ; common by June 5th ; shot 

 a female June 22nd that had an egg in her oviduct nearly ready to 

 be laid ; must breed there as I saw .them on Deep Lake every 

 day up to July ist, when I left. Common on Lake Ste. Anne, 

 north of Edmonton, Alta., June 9, 1898. {Spreadborough) There 

 can be no doubt that it breeds all the way north to Hudson 

 Bay, as it has been seen on all the large lakes in summer. 



Breeds throughout the districts around Fort Anderson {Mac- 

 farlane) and on the Arctic coast towards the mouth of the Mac- 

 kenzie. {Richardson!) 



This species is less common than the American Scoter or the 

 Surf Scpter. It breeds in very small numbers about the mouth 

 of the Yukon, and in other localities ; at St. Michael it is not 

 rare and becomes more common in the autumn. (^Nelson.) I 

 found this Scoter to be rare in all localities visited by me. 

 {Turner^ 



Abundant resident in British Columbia ; winters on the coast, 

 and found during the summer both on the coast and in the 

 interior of the mainland. I have no record of its breeding place. 

 (Fannin) Remains all winter on Lake Okanagan, B.C. {Brooks) 



A small flock of this species was seen by the writer on Upper 

 Arrow Lake, Columbia River, June i6th, 1890, and a few pairs 

 were probably breeding in the vicinity ; others were seen at Banff, 

 Alberta, on May 8th, 1891. 



Bbeeding Notes.— Audubon found this species breeding in 

 Labrador. The nests were built by the sides of small lakes, two 

 or three miles distant from the sea, and usually placed under low 

 bushes. They were formed of twigs, mosses and various plants 

 matted together, and were large and almost flat, several inches 

 thick, and lined with feathers. {Mcllwraith.) This species breeds 

 in both Manitoba and Alberta. On June 16th, 1896, I shot a 

 female at Burnt Lake, Alberta, which contained a fully develop- 

 ed egg. {Dippie. 



On June 26th, 1893, Mr. G. F. Dippie and myself found a nest 

 containing nine eggs on an island at the south end of Lake Mani- 

 toba. The nest was built between loose boulders and consisted 



