opescias Not Previously Recordsad 
The tollowing birds were s¢en which were not shown in Angus Gavin's paper 
on the birds of the region: -- Peregrine*, Pomarins jasger, plaucous eull*, 
ereen-winged teal, red-hresstad merganssr, white-rumpsd sandpipar, red-backed 
Sandpiper, Bairds sendpiter, Knot, ruddy turnmstons, Amsrican yipit*, savannah 
sparrow. 
Collestiong 
Over one hundred bird skins wars enllected, The handling of these birda 
‘ntailed considerable work in the expedition's laboratory sints for sach specimen 
the following procadurss wers carried out: weiehing and recording body fat, 
preservation of gonads, oreservation of stomach contents, examination for intemal 
parasites, and preservetion af fscal samples for coccidia studies. Blood smaars 
wera obtained from many spscies but ell have proven to be negative. A few acto 
Pereasites were also collected, 
Several mouse trep quadrats were run and «@ collection af small mammals 
made, Dawson's red-backed mouse was trapped for ths first times in northsrn 
Keawatin, fully 309 miles from the osarsst locality et which it was previscusly 
known te otcur, Specimens of the Perry ground squirrel collected ars also of 
spacial interest sincs they appear to be wnusually lares. 
* Breeding in the area 
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