108 
72. Asio flammeus (Pontoppidan). short-bared owl. 
Under Brachyotus palustris , Kumlien (1879, p. 81) records this species 
as breeding in Kingnait and the great Kingwah fiords, Cumberland sound, 
1878. This bird was not noted by Hantzsch nor the present writer. 
73. Nyctea nyctea (Linnaeus), snowy owl. 
Eskimo: Opigjuak ; Ukpikdjuak, -ak, -at, according to Hantzsch. 
The snowy owl was several times observed at Ponds inlet in late 
August and early September, 1923, flying over the barrens, or perched on 
rocks topping some elevation. None was seen in Cumberland sound 
during summer and autumn, 1924. One was shot in November near Bon 
Accord, and two others were seen late in the month by John Hayward, 
Hudson’s Bay Company, Pangnirtung. 
Three were seen about Aitken lakes northwest of cape Dorset, on 
July 17, 1926. A nest was found on a low granite ridge, rising out of a 
tundra valley; it contained four rather large young, but still in the downy 
stage and flightless. The parent birds were very shy and did not come 
near the nest while the party were in the vicinity. One of the adults, when 
sitting on the ground at some distance, called, occasionally, in low mellow 
tones like who-who , adding a cackling note, frequently, not unlike the 
subdued cackling of barnyard fowl. Low, guttural notes were uttered 
while on the wing. 
David Wark, Hudson’s Bay Company, states that a pair of Snowy 
owls nested on the shore of Boas lake, not far from Amadjuak bay, in the 
summer of 1926. He stated that, when last observed in early June, the 
nest contained six eggs; one egg collected on June 22 contained an embryo 
nearly fully developed. 
J, C. Ross (1826, p. 97) recorded this species as rare at port Bowen. 
Kumlien (1879, p. 81) remarks that he was very much surprised not to 
find this species more common in Cumberland sound. He observed it 
only up Kingnait fiord and at Kekerten islands. Several were observed 
by Hantzsch (1914, pp. 140-141) at Blacklead island during late autumn, 
1909. He saw examples several times between April 25, 1910, while at 
Blacklead island, and in early June while in Nettilling fiord. One was 
noted at Isoa, Nettilling lake, on June 23. Many were seen by him at 
Tikerakdjuak, Nettilling lake, in July, and he remarks that the birds were 
one of the characteristic sights of the region. Hantzsch doubted whether 
the species breeds in that region or not. He writes that at the end of 
August the bird was seldom observed on the level tundra along the west 
side of Nettilling lake, and that in early September none was observed 
along Koukjuak river. Individuals were observed by him on three occasions 
in early October near Foxe basin. Corporal Mclnnes, R.C.M.P., states 
that a nest with fresh eggs of this species was found at Ponds inlet on June 
10. Three specimens were collected in Cape Dorset region by the Mac- 
Millan expedition in 1921-22. 
74. Otocoris alpestris lioyti Bishop, hoyt horned lark. 
Eskimo: Tingodluktuk; Mannorodligak , -gak, -kat, according to Hantzsch. 
During the 1923 Canadian Arctic Expedition, horned larks were ob- 
served only on August 19 at Strathcona sound, Admiralty inlet, where 
three specimens were collected, all evidently juveniles in nearly complete 
first winter plumage. They seem in coloration to answer well to hoyti. 
