RED OR GREY PHALAROPE. 
they are scattered over the warmer portions of both oceans, wherever they can 
find an abundant food supply. 
“Range. Arctic regions of both Old and New Worlds, south in winter to 
South Africa, India, China, and southern South America. 
“Breeding Range. In the Old World the Red Plialarope breeds on the Arctic 
Coast from Iceland east to Nova Zembla, the Taimur Peninsula, and the islands 
and coasts of Siberia to Behring Sea. The race, jourdaini, breeds in Spitsbergen, 
Iceland and Eastern Greenland. 
“In the Western Hemisphere the breeding range extends north to Alaska 
(probably St. Lawrence Island, Cape Prince of Wales, Cape Lowenstem, Point 
Barrow and the Colville delta) ; Mackenzie (Rendezvous Lake and Eranklin 
Bay); northern Franklin (Bay of Mercy, Winter Harbour and Cape Liverpool); 
Grinnel Island (Fort Conger) and Greenland (Disco Bay, Godhavn and probably 
Christianshaab). East to Greenland (Stormkap and probably Christianshaap); 
eastern Franklin (Exeter Sound, probably Nugumente and Grinnell Bay); 
and Ungava (Port Burwell); south to Ungawa (Port Burwell and probably 
Prince of Wales Sound); southern Franklin (Southampton Island and Cape 
Fullerton); and Alaska (Fort Egbert and Hooper Bay); west to Alaska 
(Hooper Bay, St. Michael and probably St. Lawrence Island). It also has 
been taken once in New Zealand, at Waimate, South Island, in June, 1883. 
“Egg dates. Alaska, 152 records, May 25tli to July 13th; 76 records, 
June 14th to 30th. Arctic Canada : 14 records, June 21st to July 14th ; 
7 records, June 24th to July 6th ; Spitsbergen, 22 records, June 24th to July 
18th; 11 records, June 28th to July 11th. Iceland : 17 records, June 1st to 
25th; 9 records, June 14th to 22nd.” 
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