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NORTH AMERICAN FAUNA. 



[no. 127. 



the lieiglit of land I noted it nearly every day on the various lakes 

 traversed during the remainder of the month. The species was com-, 

 mon also along the southern shore of Great Bear Lake and on Bear 

 River during September, and a few were seen nearly every day as we 

 ascended the Mackenzie to Fort Simpson, October 2 to 20. At Fort 

 Simpson I found it fairly common during October and November, 

 and occasionally observed one or two during December. 



During January and February, 1^)04, one or two were occasionally 

 observed, and the species became fairly common during March. On 

 March 28, a warm, still day, I saw a flock of 10 high in the air, soar- 

 ing about in intersecting circles. During April and May I noted the 

 species nearly every day. A pair was observed carrying nesting ma- 

 terial on April 8, but I was unable to locate the nesting site. While 

 descending the Mackenzie I noted the species near Nahanni River, 

 June 4, and near Fort Wrigley , J une 7, and a nest in a cavity on the 

 face of a cliff containing well-grown young attracted my attention 

 at Roche Trempe-l'eau, June 8. On June 10, a short distance above 

 Fort Norman, I saw a brood of young which had recently left the 

 nest, and observed similar broods, usually accompanied by their 

 parents, below Fort Norman, June 16, and at Wolverene Rock, June 

 18. On June 12, near Fort Norman, I saw a pair, which evidently 

 had a nest on the south side of Bear Rock. I saw a few on the lower 

 Mackenzie, June 28, and on the lower Peel, July 1. On my return 

 trip I noticed the species below Fort Norman, July 20 ; near Pelican 

 Rapid, Athabaska River, August 25 ; 25 miles above Pelican Portage, 

 August 28 ; and near Swift Current Rapid, August 29. 



Edward Sabine recorded the raven from Melville Island, where 

 several pairs were seen ; « and Fisher noted its arrival at the same 

 place. May 15, 1820.^ J. C. Ross states that a pair remained at Port 

 Bowen throughout the winter of 1824-25.^ John Ross noted one at 

 Felix Harbor on October 22, 1829, and states that two arrived there 

 on March 18, 1830.^ M'Clintock observed a few at Port Kennedy 

 in early November, 1858.^ McCormick noted the bird at Beechey 

 Island on November 23, 1852, and June 21, 1853.^ On Franklin's 

 first journey the raven was noted about the last of October, 1820, as 

 one of the four birds which still remained about Fort Enterprise ; 

 in the following spring young appeared around the post about June 



« Suppl. to Appendix Parry's First Voyage, p. cxciv, 1824. 

 ^Journal Voyage of Discovery, p. 191, 1821. 



Parry's Third Voyage, Appendix, p. 97, 1826. 

 ^ Narrative Ross's Second Voyage, pp. 206, 295, 1835. 

 c Voyage of tlie Foao, p. 188, 1860. 

 ^ McCormiclv's Voyages, II, pp. 62, 81, 1884. 

 'J Narrative Journey to Polar Sea, p. 247, 1823. 



