100 
A large series of skins and eggs were collected. 
Following are the measurements of three sets of eggs collected at 
Net tilling lake: 
No. 1873 
No. 1874 
No. 1869 
Mm. 
Mm. 
Mm. 
32 — 24 
34 — 24 
33-5 — 23-5 
33 — 24 
34 — 24 
33 — 23-5 
31-5 — 23-5 
34 — 24 
32 — 24*5 
33-5 — 24 
33 — 24 
33 — 23*5 
This species recorded by Kumlien (1879, p. 86) as breeding in Kingwah 
and Kingnait fiords, Cumberland sound. Considerable numbers were 
observed by him in July near Newboyen harbour, on the west coast. A 
single specimen was taken by the MacMillan expedition in southwest 
Baffin island. Hantzsch (1914, pp. 148-149) records seeing the species at 
Kangianga and at Nettilling lake where he found it breeding. 
52. Pisobia bairdi (Coues). baird’s sandpiper. 
Eskimo: Tweetwee; Hantzsch states that when distinguished from P. fuscicollis , the 
bird is known as Sikjariak. 
This species is much rarer on Baffin island than the white-rumped 
sandpiper with which it associated about Nettilling lake. It was not 
noted until June 21, 1925, when an Eskimo brought a specimen he had 
killed at Takuirbing lake, near Nettilling lake. With it he secured a set 
(specimen No. 1870) of four much incubated eggs which measured as 
follows: 34 by 24-5; 34 by 24; 33 by 24*5; 35 by 25. On July 6 near the 
same locality a pair was shot. They were very much shyer than the 
white-rump. When approached, the male rose to a height of about 200 
feet and circled for several minutes, then alighted on the very top of a 
hill about 300 feet high. The female hovered about as though a nest were 
near, but a most diligent search failed to discover it. The birds have a 
soft, plaintive call resembling whe-e-e-e-e-it , whe-e-e-e-e-it, somewhat 
reminiscent of the call of the wood pewee. They also emit, at times, a 
reedy, guttural note. The call-note on the wing resembles the single 
syllable reese, reese. When taking wing, this species does so with many 
calls and much ado, unlike the white-rump, which is silent. A pair was 
observed, and one of the birds collected, on July 10, south of Takuirbing 
river. Later in July several adults were seen in the same region. On 
August 1, four juveniles, nearly fully grown and flying fairly well, were 
observed near Kuksunittuk bay. These were the last observed. 
A male bird was collected by Hantzsch at Amittok lake on June 14, 
1910 (1914, p. 155). One other was observed at the same time. Skins and 
eggs of this species were collected by the MacMillan expedition to southwest 
Baffin island, 1921-22. 
53. Pisobia minutilla (Vieillot). least sandpiper. 
This species was noted by Kumlien (1879, p. 86) at Niantilic in Sep- 
tember, 1877. It was not recorded by Hantzsch. 
