THE BIOLOGICAL REVIEW. 3 



Bay. Two by George Webb and one by Mr. Bunker were 

 taken on the western bar. Mr. J. Maughan, Jr., received two 

 from unknown parties. 



On the latter date Mr. S. Dippie secured one off Kew Beach, 

 but did not keep it. Mr. J. Goodwin picked up a dead one 

 on the island. Mr. George Hope received one, and Campion 

 Bros, two, all taken off the western bar, and George Ward shot 

 one near the eastern gap. 



On December n, Mr. Curtis secured three specimens, two of 

 which he sold to Mr. Jacobs and one to Mr. Spanner. 



On December 12, Mr. McDonald secured one, which he sold to 

 Mr. Spanner. 



On December 13, Mr. Curtis took another to Mr. Spanner. 



On December 16, Mr. Montgomery picked up a dead bird in 

 rear of his house on the bar, and handed it to Mr. Nelson. 



On December 29, Mr. J. Maughan received one. This is the 

 last report, but the bird is said to have been shot some time before. 



As far as I can learn, thirty-six were taken at Toronto. 



The condition of the birds was good in most cases, but the 

 last birds taken were poor. 



An examination of some twenty-eight stomachs revealed no 

 traces of food, though they had evidently not been empty long. 



Three only of the stomachs contained a few small pieces of 

 slate or gravel. 



The sexual organs were unrecognizable in about four to one 

 of the specimens, and of the others the number of males and 

 females was about equal. 



The plumage of the birds varied considerably, some being 

 pure white all up the neck and throat, and jet black on the back 

 of the neck and head ; while others were duller on the back of 

 the head and mixed with black on the throat, and a few were 

 black all round the throat and neck ; these latter were the 

 smaller specimens, and probably younger birds. 



All the birds were taken within 150 yards of the shore, and 

 were very restless and seemed dissatisfied with the condition of 

 things. 



They were exceedingly tame, and could be approached to 

 within a very few yards. 



