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lake and in 1902 at Trail, B.C. {Macoun.) This bird frequents 

 all the large rivers in the Northwest Territories up to the 67th 

 parallel, being more common, however, in the interior than on the 

 sea coast. It is a solitary bird and is generally observed sitting 

 on the stump of a tree that projects over the river. {Richardson.) 

 Common at Athabasca Landing and up the Athabasca River to 

 Lesser Slave River in June, 1888 ; also down the Athabasca River 

 to Fort McMurray, and up the Clearwater River ; also common 

 from Methye Portage to Isle a la Crosse. (/. M. Macoun.) 

 North to Peel's River, mouth of Mackenzie River ; common. 

 {Ross.) Although several birds were seen on the Anderson River 

 and elsewhere no nests were ever taken. {Macfarlane.) Several 

 specimens of this bird were brought me from the lower Yukon, 

 where it is a regular summer visitor. It is found the entire course 

 of this river, reaching the shores of Behring Sea from the Yukon 

 mouth north to the head of Norton Bay. {Nelson.) A single 

 specimen of this bird was obtained at Fort Yukon. It is said to 

 be common along the entire Yukon River and is a summer visi- 

 tant only. {Turner.) Very abundant in British Columbia. 

 {Lord) Found abundant everywhere in British Columbia. 

 {Streator.) An abundant resident throughout the province. 

 {Fannin.) ■ Common resident at Chilliwack, B.C. {Brooks.) 

 Tolerably common along the coasts of Sitka, Alaska ; after its 

 first appeararice, July 28th, one or two individuals were noted 

 daily at our winter camp on the Kowak, Kotzebue Sound, Alaska, 

 during the last week in August. The last was seen on September 

 2nd, 1898, and thfe first seen the following spring. May 21st. 

 {Gi'imiell.) 



Breeding Notes. — Summer- resident, common. Breeds in 

 suitable places on the Island of Montreal. Two eggs taken May 

 24th, 1882, out of a burrow in a sandbank at Hochelaga. Ob- 

 served here from May 8th to September 27th. {Wintle.) This is 

 a common bird in eastern Ontario. Its nest is generally found in 

 a sandy bank near water, but on two occasions I have found its 

 nest in a sand pit some distance away. The full complement of 

 eggs I have always found to be seven. .These are laid between 

 the 20th and 28th of May. I met with this bird in the Magdalen 

 Islands in 1897, and found it breeding there. {Rev. C.J. Young.) 



I have found this bird a common summer resident from the 

 Atlantic to the Pacific. I first met with the species in May, 1886, 



