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in July in a bush. It contained five speckled eggs. Since the nest 
of the Yellow-bellied Flycatcher is usually built on the ground, the 
presumption is that Audubon’s nest was that of the Alder Flycatcher. 
Otocoris alpestris (Linn.). 
Shore Lark; Horned Lark; “Skylark”; “Mud Lark.” 
Abundant summer resident throughout the Arctic zone, especially 
on the coast. 
This race of Horned Lark is found breeding wherever there is 
barren ground in Labrador. Thus it is found on the southern coast 
from its eastern extremity to the point where the forest growth comes 
down to the shore near the Mingan Islands; and on the entire eastern, 
northern, and western coasts. Low states that it is common on the 
barrens of the upper Hamilton River, where he obtained eggs on June 
19th. Macoun says it is common and breeds on the rocky islands of 
James Bay from Moose Factory to Richmond Gulf. Breeding birds 
have been examined from Fort Chimo and Davis Inlet. A set of 
three eggs was taken at Great Whale River, James Bay, in June, 1899, 
by A. P. Low; another of three eggs on an island in James Bay on 
June 18, 1896, by Spreadborough. The latter explorer failed to find 
it, however, between Richmond Gulf and Ungava Bay. 
Audubon records in his Labrador journal the drawing of three 
young Shore Larks “the first ever portrayed by man” at Bras d’Or 
on July 29, 1833. He adds: “I saw one beautiful male in full sum¬ 
mer dress which I secured and have drawn with a portion of moss. I 
intend to add two drawn in winter plumage.” 
We found Horned Larks common in the Arctic coastal region all 
along the Labrador shore, and we obtained ten specimens from Cape 
Charles on the south to Fanny’s Harbor, between Hopedale and 
Nain, on the north. We observed them on the southern coast near 
Cape Charles and also at Flower’s Cove in Newfoundland on the 
southern side of the Straits of Belle Isle, where we obtained two more 
specimens. All our specimens and all the birds observed were of the 
same type, with nearly pure white superciliary lines and pale yellow 
throats. The superciliary lines although nearly pure white, all show 
on close scrutiny a very faint tinge of yellow, especially just above 
the eye. This tinge of yellow varies in amount in our specimens and 
