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her young and led them off in safety. Another nest was found 

 in a bog a little south ot Donald in the Columbia valley, B.C., in 

 July, 1885 ; this contained four eggs almost incubated. Breeding 

 at east end of Cypress Hills, Assa., on June 24th, 1894. Young 

 ones able to fly. Mr. Fannin writes that the eggs of this species 

 were taken near Enderby, south of Shuswap Lake, B.C., May, 

 1891, by Mr. De Blois Green. 



This species is not particularly numerous in the Anderson River 

 country, as we found comparatively few nests. I may here 

 remark that the nests of all the snipes and sandpipers are much 

 alike in composition, number of eggs, and situation. {Macfarlane^ 



MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 



Four specimens ; one taken near Ottawa, Ont. , by Mr. S. 

 Herring, in 1886 ; two taken at Banff, Rocky Mountains, and one 

 at Edmonton, Alberta, by Mr. W. Spreadborough. 



We have a few eggs in the collection. One received from the 

 Rev. C.J. Young, taken on the Magdalen Islands, June 21st, 1897 ; 

 the others taken in Assiniboia and received from Mr. Raine. 



230.1. Greater Snipe. 



Gallinago major (Gmel.) Koch. 18 16. 



Accidental in North America. Taken in Hudson Bay. {Cones, 

 Auk, vol. XIV., p. 209, i8gy.) 



LXXXVni. MACRORHAMPHUS Leach. 1816. 



^9.3 1 . Dowitcher. Red-breasted Snipe. 



Macrorhamphus griseus (Gmel.) Leach. 1816. 



Occasional in Greenland. One sent from Fiskenaes to Copen- 

 hagen in 1824. {Arct. Man.) Rare at Fort Chimo, Ungava. 

 Common in southern and western portions of Labrador. {Turner) 

 A summer migrant in Newfoundland and breeds. (Reeks.) Fort 

 Churchill, Hudson Bay. {Wright.) Not uncommon in Quebec. 

 {Dionne.) Occurs in small flocks along the Richelieu River near 

 St. John, Que., but is rarer near Montreal on the St. Lawrence 

 River. (Wintle.) A pair was shot at Ottawa, Ont., by Mr. G. 

 R. White, May 22nd, 1890, and a few others recorded. Mc- 

 Ilwraith says it is a straggler in Western Ontario. 



