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B I R D S O F N O R T H E R N C A N A D A 301
Dawson, Director of the Geological Survey of Canada, at
False Bay, G u l f of Georgia, B r i t i s h Columbia, i n 1885, together
w i t h one solitary egg found by M r . Raine at Black
Lake, Saskatchewan, on June 10th, 1891.
7 0 . C O M M O N TERN— S t e r n a hirundo ( Linn.).
M r . John R e i d shot a male and female of this tern at
Fort Providence i n the spring of 1885, which, together with
a sample egg, was sent to D r . B e l l . They breed i n numbers
on islets i n the Mackenzie River, as well as i n similar
positions on the shores of Great Slave and other inland lakes.
They also breed extensively on the A r c t i c coast, and i n many
other suitable localities throughout the entire region under
review. Although its eggs were not desiderata, and we did
a l l we could to discourage their gathering, yet a large number
were received at Fort Anderson for shipment to Washington.
There are several specimens and twenty- seven eggs in
the Dominion Museum collection at Ottawa.
125. A M E R I C A N W H I T E PELICAN— P e l e c a n u s erythro-rhynchos
( Gmelin).
This pelican is f a i r l y abundant and nests on rocky islands
i n the v i c i n i t y of the Slave River Rapids near Fort Smith,
and it is also sparingly present on the southern shores of
Great Slave Lake to B i g Island, at the outlet of the Mackenzie
River therefrom, while an occasional bird or two
have been observed as far north as Fort Providence. They
are not unknown at Pelican Narrows, Cumberland.
Richardson says they deposit their eggs on small rocky
islands, and this, Professor Macoun states, accords with our
own knowledge. Their nests are merely depressions i n the
gravel or sand, generally lined with an algoid matting that
is often found blown up on the shore. Eggs, one to three,
very much like that of the Canada goose, but the surface
of the shell is rougher. The Ottawa Museum specimens
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| OCR | B I R D S O F N O R T H E R N C A N A D A 301 Dawson, Director of the Geological Survey of Canada, at False Bay, G u l f of Georgia, B r i t i s h Columbia, i n 1885, together w i t h one solitary egg found by M r . Raine at Black Lake, Saskatchewan, on June 10th, 1891. 7 0 . C O M M O N TERN— S t e r n a hirundo ( Linn.). M r . John R e i d shot a male and female of this tern at Fort Providence i n the spring of 1885, which, together with a sample egg, was sent to D r . B e l l . They breed i n numbers on islets i n the Mackenzie River, as well as i n similar positions on the shores of Great Slave and other inland lakes. They also breed extensively on the A r c t i c coast, and i n many other suitable localities throughout the entire region under review. Although its eggs were not desiderata, and we did a l l we could to discourage their gathering, yet a large number were received at Fort Anderson for shipment to Washington. There are several specimens and twenty- seven eggs in the Dominion Museum collection at Ottawa. 125. A M E R I C A N W H I T E PELICAN— P e l e c a n u s erythro-rhynchos ( Gmelin). This pelican is f a i r l y abundant and nests on rocky islands i n the v i c i n i t y of the Slave River Rapids near Fort Smith, and it is also sparingly present on the southern shores of Great Slave Lake to B i g Island, at the outlet of the Mackenzie River therefrom, while an occasional bird or two have been observed as far north as Fort Providence. They are not unknown at Pelican Narrows, Cumberland. Richardson says they deposit their eggs on small rocky islands, and this, Professor Macoun states, accords with our own knowledge. Their nests are merely depressions i n the gravel or sand, generally lined with an algoid matting that is often found blown up on the shore. Eggs, one to three, very much like that of the Canada goose, but the surface of the shell is rougher. The Ottawa Museum specimens |
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