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HRSIOSIMG WATfiRyOWL . 
The nutaber of breeding waterfowl on this mesa wae very small a fact 
to be attributed probably to the lack of safe cover and to their constant 
distxfibance by grasing stock* All shore vegetation of ©very character was 
eaten down to the ground so that the borders of the lakes all around were 
bare open, devoid of all cover. In addition to this horses waded every- 
where through the ahallow lakes feeding on runs: growth of a grass that 
fortoeu floating bogs in the water 1 Panioularia? see specimen &40), and on 
an JSleooharis that grew there likewise in abundance. There was one pair 
of Blue-winged Teal on LongLake and a pair of huddy bucks on Be-e-2hat-huia-aes. 
Besides these 1 saw about 10 pairs of liallards tluit seemed to be breeding. 
Part of these were on the three large lakes and the rest wore foxmd on sins 11 
lakes inthe woods. One brood of yoxmg ktullaras a week old was seen aud a 
female with young hidden in the grass observed in another locality. Besides 
these there were a few stanmering drake dallaras that probably had bred else- 
where. Twenty-six of these oame in one evening to a small lake at my second 
oamp I estimated that there were about 50 on the mosa in all. In addi- 
tion two male Blue-winged add one male biunamou Teal were seen on Long Lake. 
The ilallards wozw nearly all in eclipse pliuouge but the Teal had not yet 
molted. 
Besides these ducks I found two pairs of Coots on Long Lake, £5 x>air8 
on Be-e-Khet-hum-nas and 10 ^lalrs on Blaok Ledce* In addition there were 
40 pairs of Kared Grebes on Be-e-Iihet-hunj-aes aiid 20 jjairs od Black Lake. 
Three breeding pairs of Kllldeer were enoouutered. Ho other water of 
marsh birds were seen. The lack of bi'eeding biacxbirdu was oopocialiy notice- 
able and is to be attributed perhaps to the scanty cover. 
