APPENDIX VI. 



LIST OF BIRDS FROM THE REGION BETWEEN NORWAY 

 HOUSE AND FORTS CHURCHILL AND YORK. 



The following is a list of the birdH, of which either the skins or the 

 eggs were actuallj- obtained, in the region between Norway House and 

 Forts Churchill and York. Many other species were noted, and a list 

 of these is reserved to be verified and enlarged the coming season. I 

 am indebted to Mr. H. G. Yennor, of the Geological Survey, and Mr. P. 

 Kuetzing, naturalist and taxidermist, for assisting in the determination 

 of the skins. Several of these were given to me by Dr. Percy Mathews 

 and Mr. Henry Johnstone, of York Factory. 



1. HalicEtus lencocephalus, Bald eagle. Rather scarce. 



2. Pimdion haltcetus, Briss. ; Osprey, or Fishing eagle. Common. 



Several nests seen along the Churchill and Grass rivers. 



3. Falco communis, Gm. ; Peregrine or Duck hawk, male. York 



Factory. 



4. •' columbarius, Linn. ; Pigeon hawk. Norway House to Fort 



Churchill. 



5. " spatrerius, Linn. ; male. Y^'ork Factory. 



6. " sacer, Forst. ; Ger-falcon. York Factory. A fine specimen, 



presented by Mi\ Foj-tescue. 



7. Buteo borealis, Gm. ; Red-tailed hawk. Fort Churchill. 



s. Hrachj/otus palustn's, Bcchst. ; Swamp owl. Fort Churchill and 



York Factory. 

 1». \f/rf(^a nivea, Daudin ; Snowy owl. Abundant throughout the 



district in winter. 



10. Siirnni ulula, var. Hudsonica, Gm. ; Hawk owl. Fort Churchill 



and York Factory. 



1 1. Corvas Americanus, Aud. ; Common crow. On Lake Winnipeg the 



young were able to fly in the beginning of July. Not 

 often seen in the woods. Common on Hudson's Bay. 

 ■•2. " corax, Linn.; Raven, or Barking crow. Breeds throughout 

 the district. 



