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Reaburn, Man., in June, 1893, and at Buffalo Lake, Alberta, in 

 July, 1896. On the 15th June, 1897, about 30 miles from Calgary, 

 Alberta, the writer came upon a small flock at a grassy pond in 

 the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, and from the actions of 

 the birds it seems certain they were breeding, but no nests were 

 found. 



MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 



Seven specimens ; one taken near Toronto, in 1865, purchased 

 with the Holman collection. Mr. W. Spreadborough took four 

 at Indian Head Assa., in May, 1892, and two at Edmonton, 

 Alberta, in May, 1897. 



One set of eggs, taken at Fort George, James Bay, in June, 

 1888, by Mr. Miles Spencer. 



XC. HELODROMAS Kaup. 1829. 

 256. Solitary Sandpiper. 



Helodromas solitarius (WiLS.) Sharpe. 1896. 

 A migrant in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. 



A common summer resident in New Brunswick. Mr. Banks 

 took a nest at Lily Lake in June, 1880. {Chamberlain.) The 

 writer saw several pairs, which were evidently breeding, in July, 

 1888, along Black River, Prince Edward Island. Brittain and 

 Cox found this bird in the valley of the Restigouche, N.B., in 

 summer, evidently breeding. Mr. J. M. Macoun found it a com- 

 mon summer resident at Lake Mistassini, northern Quebec, in 

 1885. In other parts of Quebec it is reported as a migrant. It 

 is recorded as a summer resident at Ottawa, and is known to 

 breed in the vicinity. There is still doubt regarding its occur- 

 rence in summer in western Ontario, and observers there are 

 asked to procure its eggs if possible 



In Manitoba, Hine and Nash — both close observers— state that 

 this bird breeds there and is abundant. Mr. Spreadborough only 

 saw a straggler at Indian Head, Assa., in the spring of 1892. In the 

 spring of 1897 he saw numbers at Edmonton, Alta , on the borders 

 of bogs, and as they took to the trees he believed they were breed- 

 ing. He also found them breeding at Jasper Lake, Alta., in July, 

 1898. While making a traverse of the northern part of Labrador 

 on July 24th, 1896, he shot a specimen from the top of a spruce 



