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288. Turnstone — Arenaria inierpres (Linn.). 



Mr. James Flett, of Fort Eesolution, obtained a skin on 

 18th June, 1880, which was forwarded to Mr. Dalgleish. 

 Abundant at Fort Anderson, and on the Arctic coast of Can- 

 ada. Although no examples were secured at Chipewyan, 

 Stuart's Lake, and Cumberland, there is reason to believe 

 that it breeds at all of these points. We never met with any 

 of the species in the " Barrens " east of Fort Anderson. 

 Four was the maximum number of e^s in the several nests- 

 secured by us in that quarter of Arctic America, while their 

 construction was similar to that of other waders. Common 

 throughout the district of Mackenzie Eiver. 



The Ottawa Museum contains four specimens, but no eggs,, 

 of this abundant species! 



LAND BIRDS 



297b. EiCHAEDSON^s Geouse — Dendragapus ohscurus rich- 

 ardsonii (Doyl.). 



On the 20th of March, 1885, an example was shot at 

 Fort Providence and afterwards sent to Dr. Bell. There 

 can be little doubt that the species breeds there and at other 

 points in Mackenzie Eiver, Athabasca, and Cumberland, 

 although we failed to secure any of their eggs there or at 

 Fort Anderson. In 1863 Chief Trader James Lockhart 

 obtained at Fort Liard, west of Fort Simpson, the most, 

 northern specimens thereof that were at that time (1895), 

 in the United States National Museum collection at Wash- 

 ington. 



According to Major Bendire "their nesting habits, as 

 far as known, as well as their eggs, are similar in every 

 respect to those of the dusky or sooty grouse." There are six 

 eggs, taken at Eevelstoke, B.C., May 2nd, 1890, by Pro- 

 fessor Macoun, and three bird specimens from Alberta and 

 British Columbia, in the Ottawa Museum. 



