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about Nettilling lake during August and many were seen along Koukjuak 
river in early September. The species became scarce toward the last of 
September, and few remained after early October, though some were seen at 
Pangnirtung as late as November 12. A solitary bird observed at a dis- 
tance, but presumed to be a snow bunting, was seen at Pangnirtung on 
November 30. A native reported a little flock of this species near Pang- 
nirtung on December 16, 1925. 
In the spring of 1926 the first snow bunting were noted at Pangnirtung 
on April 9. They were seen on April 18, on the tundra near Amadjuak 
river, and again on April 27 at Amadjuak bay. A male was heard singing 
at the latter place on May 13, a much earlier date than usual. At cape 
Dorset they were very scarce throughout May and did not become common 
until early June. They breed in great numbers everywhere about cape 
Dorset and Amadjuak bay, and sparingly on Fox islands. 
A large number of eggs and skins were collected at Nettilling lake 
and in Cape Dorset region. 
Parry (1826, p. 82) recorded a few seen near port Bowen in the spring 
of 1825. Kumlien (1879, pp. 67-77) remarks that the species is generally 
distributed about Cumberland sound, but is nowhere abundant. In 
the same region the present writer found the birds to be very common 
throughout the summer of 1924. Low (1906, p. 319) says the species is 
very common everywhere in the north. It was observed by Hantzsch 
(1914, pp. 134-136) at Blacklead islands, on April 4, 1910. Throughout 
the summer of 1910 he found it to be common about Nettilling lake and 
noted it as late as October 12 at Foxe basin. Eggs were collected by the 
MacMillan expedition in the region of cape Dorset, 1922. Corporal 
Mclnnes, R.C.M.P., states that the species was first noted at Ponds inlet 
on May 3, 1922, and on May 1 in 1925. Eggs of a ground-bird, presum- 
ably this species, were found on the southwest corner of Bylot island on 
June 10, 1926. 
83. Calcarius lapponicus lapponicus (Linnaeus), lapland longspur. 
Eskimo: Kowlegak; Kaoligak, -gak, -gat, according to Hantzsch. 
The Lapland longspur is a characteristic bird of Baffin island, but 
there are large areas where it is seldom observed. It breeds in large 
numbers about Nettilling lake, and, presumably, about Amadjuak and 
Mingo lakes. 
On the 1923 Canadian Arctic Expedition, the species was first observed 
on August 22, at Ponds inlet where, four days later, large flocks were seen 
on the plains about Salmon river, obviously migrating. None was seen 
after this date, 
A single bird was seen at Pangnirtung, on July 25, 1924. It is very 
scarce about Cumberland sound during the summer. The species was in 
full migration between September 1 and 5, 1924, as observed at Blacklead 
island where numerous flocks were noted and several specimens collected. 
A few stragglers were seen as late as September 12, where one was collected 
at Pangnirtung fiord. 
The first bird to arrive at Isoa, Nettilling lake, 1925, was seen on 
June 1. The following day several were seen, all males and in full song. 
The females arrived between June 4 and 9; several mated pairs were 
observed by the latter date. The species is distinctly a lover of the wet 
and spongy tundra lands near lakes and streams. Here the birds spend 
