Ganada Goose - Eranta canadensis 5s, sp. 
Many peaire bred singly on islands in lakes and also among the Ross's 
gooss colony. Thsir sg¢s mostly hatched at least 4 deys after the Ross's. The 
Alize of thease birda was strikingly tonstent and indicsted that they bslonged 
to BE, parvipss. 
Weights of 6 spescimena: 
Adult ¢ 6 lbs. 3 oz, Yearling # 5S lbs. 9 oz. 
Aduit d 8 lbs, 1? oz. Adult 2 (after incubating) 
Adult ¢ 5 ibs. 12 o2, 3 lbs. 1) oz. 
Adult ¢ 5h lps. & oz. 
Bofors the bresding aseson, parties of big Canada gesse ? DB. c. moffitti 
ware seen migrating down the river. Four were found moulting with lesser 
Canadas and Ross® and on ths last day of July a party of 9 big Canades was s5en 
an the Parry alrsady able to fly on new primariss, There was no evidences of 
bresding of the larg: rece, but it whe recomnized by ths natives as distinct 
from the isasor Canada. It 13 thought that non-bresding birds may continus 
northward thig far in order te find suitabls moulting territory. 
Lasser Snow and Blus Gooss - Anasr casrulsscene 
Lasser enowsa bred in small numbers in the Ross'sGoose colony. aA few tlus 
fa9ss were alao praesent, but only two are known to have bred, Thsase wars both 
mealses and were matad in both casas ta lesser snow fomalas. In oné cass where 
tns blue was a bird with es flanks and pes -- the two young were both 
yellow and typical of A. c. hypsrborsus; the other tase thers wars also 
two young -- ons yellow ona one sooty esaney A. &. casrulescsns). 
Relatizs Abundance 
fin anslysia of all flela observations made inland from the erctle seacosst 
Juns & to Jun¢ 21 inclusive, indicats the following relative abundance of the 
various epeciss of fesse that nest in the Perry River area: Leaser Canada fooss 
34 pereant; white-fronted poose (Tuls?), 29 percent; Poas'’s goosa, 19 peresnt; 
Leesssr snow goose, 17 percent; blue gocas, 1.0 percent; end black brant, 1.9 
percent. 
FPintsil - Anas acuta 
Largs numbers of moulting meles wers found out very few fomeles, No nests 
were found and no young sesn, This may havs been caused by the unusual weather 
conditions or it may bes that only males move so far nerth. Ons faking report 
wes that ths nests were never found. Another said that they nested sparsely 
and seattered over ths tundra, 
About @ were banded. 
Other Waterfowl 
The more common ducks in the area were the king egider and the old-squaw 
both of which were bresding throughout the area, Ons epreen-winged teal was 
599r (among pintails) and 3 red-preasted merransers. No giders of the species 
Somatcria mollissima were sen, 
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