The Birds of Angmagsalik. Da 
place, is a casual guest in the Angmagsalık distriet, but sometimes is 
seen in small flocks. In West Greenland it is often met with, and seems 
to have bred there; it might be thought that the species found there 
was the North-American С. buccinator, but the skins received so far 
have proved to be of the European race. 
Petersen reports as follows on its appearance at Angmagsalik: 
About April 20th, 1900, the inhabitants of Nunakitit near Cape Dan 
are said to have seen a swan resting on the water and flying, but ıt was 
too shy for them to get near enough to shoot. At the same place on 
May 4th, 1901, a Greenlander saw a flock of 3, and July 19th the same 
year Petersen received from Sarfak on the Sermilikfjord 2 skins of 
swans shot there, presumably about the beginning of June. It is permiss- 
able to presume that these are the same birds that were seen there 
in May. Finally, on July 6th, 1903, Petersen saw 7 swans at the Ser- 
milikfjord, flying low to the west, and reports further as to its appearance 
in the subsequent years :— 
May 20th, 1924. My assistant Hogh has today seen a swan over 
by Sarfakajik; also reported seen some time ago at Sermilik. Probably 
the same bird seen in different places. Also reported seen at Kerner- 
tuarsuit. June 19th, 1925. Received today from Angmagsetplads (Kingak) 
a swan, shot there a few days before. As it was badly shot about, did 
not send it home. 
Two skins were sent home of birds in full plumage, shot in July, 
1901. Crania and bills were packed in with them, and showed that the 
birds belonged to the race islandicus. 
SCAUP (Fuligula marila marila L.). 
Bjzrgand. 
Only once has this bird been met with at Angmagsalik, Petersen 
having received an old male in nuptial dress, shot by a Greenlander 
on the edge of the beach close to the colony on May 12th, 1909. 
On the east coast the Scaup has only been seen once apart from 
that at Angmagsalik, Manniche having shot one on the Denmark Ex- 
pedition close to Danmarks Havn. On the west coast it has been met 
with a few times, as well as the only very slightly different American 
race À. m. affinis. It breeds commonly in northern Europe and Asia, 
and on Iceland is a very common breeding bird. 
The skin of an old male in nuptial dress was sent home. 
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