CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. Ill 



of a hollow in the sand lined abundantly with dark down. The 

 eggs were very large and of a deep, rich, buff colour. The bird sat 

 very close upon the nest and did not fly up until I almost trod 

 upon her. It appears to be a late breeder, nesting late in June on 

 the islands of lakes Manitoba and Winnipeg. Mr. Neuman sent 

 me an egg of this bird which he took from a female he had shot 

 at Swan Lake, Northern Alberta, on June 25th, 1897. {Raim.) 



It breeds in large numbers throughout the region under review, 

 as several nests were found in the "Barrens," some near the 

 fort, and a few on the Lower Anderson and in other parts 

 of the wooded sections ; these were always depressions in the 

 ground, lined with down, feathers and dry grasses, and placed 

 contiguous to ponds or sheets of fresh water, frequently amid 

 clumps of small spruce or dwarf willow and fairly well concealed 

 from view. The number of eggs found in a nest varied between 

 five and eight. {Macfarlane.) 



MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 



Two specimens, one taken in Toronto marsh and the other shot 

 near Indian Head, Assa., May 1892, by Mr. W. Spreadborough. 



166. Surf Scoter. Sea Coot, 



Oidemia prespicillaia (Linn.) Steph. 1824. 



A few specimens obtained from the Danish settlements in 

 Greenland. (Arct. Man) Breeding sparingly along the coasts of 

 Labrador. {Turner) Common along the coast of Newfoundland, 

 especially during the breeding season. (Reeks.) Migrant along 

 the coasts of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick ; also in the Gulf 

 and River St. Lawrence. It is a rare migrant near Ottawa, Ont., 

 but more common on Lake Ontario. 



Rare in Hudson Strait, but quite common from Cape Jones to 

 Richmond Gulf in Hudson Bay, June, 1896. {Spreadborough) 

 This is a common species on the arctic coast, and breeds 

 abundantly both there and on the " Barrens" along the Anderson 

 River, near Fort Anderson. {Macfarlafie.) 



Abundant everywhere on the coast waters of British Columbia. 

 (Fannin. Remains on Lake Okanagan throughout the winter. 

 (Brooks.) Common about Burrard Inlet during the latter part of 

 April, 1889. (Streaior.) 



