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{Witmer Stone.) Nests near Nachvak, but I did not see the nest. 

 Nests have been taken by the Hudson Bay officers. {Bigelow.) 

 One of the commonest land birds on Disco Island, Greenland, 

 and around Disco Bay, both on the islands and mainland. I 

 showed specimens to Eskimo from Nugumente and Frobisher 

 Straits, and they instantly recognized them and said they had 

 bred there but not in plenty. {Kumlien) Known to breed in 

 Greenland from the time of Otho Fabricus, and according to 

 Holbcel, extending its range to Lat. 73° and even further. It 

 strays also to the westward and was observed by James Ross, May 

 2nd, 1830, in Felix Harbour, Lat. 70°, Long. 91° 53' W., obtained 

 on Shannon Island by the German expedition. {Arct. Man.) 

 Coues obtained a single individual of this species at Henley 

 Harbour, Labrador, August 25th, i860. {Packard.) Breeds at 

 Ivigtut, Greenland. {Hagerup.) One shot by George Moses on 

 Indian Island, N.B., 1879. {Chamberlain.) A female was taken 

 at Beaumaris, Muskoka, Ont., on September 24th, 1896, by Mr. 

 Tavernier. It was among titlarks. The bird was identified by 

 Mr. Ridgway and is the first record for Ontario. (/. H. Fleming.) 

 I have before me three specimens of the wheatear all of which 

 were shot at Godbout on the north shore of the St. Lawrence, 

 near the point where the river widens into the gulf, by Napoleon 

 A. Comeau. Two others were seen, making five individuals noted 

 within thirteen months. Mr. Comeau writes me that in the female 

 shot on June 9th, 1885, with her mate, " the eggs were pretty well 

 developed." He adds, " I think there can be no question now 

 about the bird breeding on our coast." {Dr. Merriam-'m The Auk., 

 Vol II., 305.) Since my notes recorded by Dr. Merriam, I have 

 secured additional specimens which throw light on the occurrence 

 of the species near Godbout. I shot a young male, September 

 19th, 1885, and another specimen, November 9th, 1886. None 

 were observed in 1887 or 1888. On September 5th, 1889, while 

 visiting the Caribou Islands I saw five of these birds together but 

 having no gun was unable to secure specimens. The next morn- 

 ing I saw one hopping around the door and was informed that a 

 pair had been noticed several times during the month of August. 

 {Nap. A. Comeau in The Auk, Vol. VII., 294.) James Clark Ross 

 recorded a specimen of anavihe obtained at Felix Harbour, Gulf 

 of Boothia, which is probably referable to the race recently re- 

 cognized by Stejneger. The British Museum catalogue records 



