October, 1902.] BIRDS OF KEEWATIN. 83 



seen on the marsh at Beacon Point, near York Factory, Jul}- 13, one 

 on a small pond on the Barren Grounds north of Seal River August 

 18, and a female with a brood of unfledged 3'oung on Steel Eiver 

 August 31. During the first half of September the species was seen 

 almost daily. A large flock was noted on Trout River September 9, 

 and many were observed on the Echimamish September 14 and 15. 

 During the first part of our journey, when we were going north, we 

 saw several females with broods, and it was noticeable that the young, 

 when startled, invariably took to the woods, where they easily con- 

 cealed themselves. On our return we started up several large flocks, 

 but more commonly found just three in a flock. The name given to 

 this duck throughout the whole region visited is 'stock duck.' The 

 catalogue of birds in the U. S. National Museum collection shows that 

 specimens were collected at Moose Factory in 1881, and the bird 

 undoubtedly occurs throughout the wooded portion of the region. 



Anas obscura rubripes Brewst." Red-legged Black Duck. 



An adult male was collected at Fort Churchill July 28 and another 

 had been shot by an Indian a day or two previously. 



Blakiston records a specimen received from York FactorJ^* A 

 specimen taken at Moose Factory and one from Cape Hope, Severn 

 River, have been recorded by Brewster." The species is called 

 throughout the region the ^hlack stock duck' to distinguish it from 

 the mallard. 



Chaulelasmus streperus (Linn.). Gadwall. 



One was taken near Cape Churchill August 24, but was not pre- 

 served. Bell collected the species on Hudson Bay.'^' 



Mareca americana (Gmel.). Baldpate. 



Recorded by Murray from Hudson Bay.'' A specimen from Nelson 

 River is recorded by Baird as being in the Smithsonian collection./ 

 Clarke records an adult male from Fort Churchill collected many 

 years ago. ^ 



Nettion carolinensis (Gmel.). Green -winged Teal. 



An immature male was preserved from a lot killed for food by 

 Indians at Fort Churchill July 25. Several green-winged teals were 

 seen in small ponds about 15 miles north of Seal River August 18, and 

 large flocks were started up from ponds between Fort Churchill and 



«Auk, XIX, p. 184, 1902. 



6 Ibis, V, p. 146, 1863. 



«Auk, XIX, p. 187, 1902. 



■iProc. Royal Soc.^ Canada, 1882, I, Sec. IV, p. 50 (1883). 



<?Edin. New Phil. Journ. (new ser.), IX, p. 229, 1859. 



/Birds of North America, p. 784, 1858. 



5'Auk, VII, p. 320, 1890. 



