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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 313
River, Athabasca and Mackenzie River. Mr. Ross states
that he obtained some of its eggs i n the last- mentioned
district.
Mr. Raine states that a " set of seven eggs i n his collect
i on was taken out of a tree at Long Lake, Manitoba. When
trees are scarce, this accounts for this little duck laying its
twelve eggs at the end of a gopher's burrow i n a bank along
the side of a small lake one mile north of Rush Lake. A n other
clutch of ten eggs was taken out of a hole i n a tree at
Oak Lake, Manitoba. M a y 25th, 1 S 9 0 . The eggs are more
rounded than those of any other duck. The eggs of the
buffie- head are larger than those of the teal and of a darker
and warmer tint." The Ottawa Museum contains eight
specimens, but no eggs, of this species!
154. O L D SQUAW— H a r d d a hyemalis ( Linn.).
This duck seems to be a more distinctively Arctic and
sea- coast breeding bird than the pintail ( Dafihi acuta), or
indeed any other of the family. In proceeding to and
returning from its favourite breeding grounds it is frequently
met with in very large numbers, while it is particularly
abundant along the northern shores of continental Canadian
America. We often observed thousands of the " old squaw "
apparently feeding and otherwise disporting themselves in
the sea- water of F r a n k l i n Bay. In course of our five years'
residence at Fort Anderson considerably over one hundred
nests were taken, and the number of eggs found i n them
varied between five and seven. In its construction the ne* t
generally very much resembles that of the pintail. From
personal observation, also, I have come to the conclusion
that the usual quantity of down necessary for a duck's nest
is seldom met w i t h before a full set of eggs has been deposited,
and that the process of l i n i n g it with down, which
is plucked off from the female, goes on simultaneously with
their laying.
I n the aforesaid paper on '" A r c t i c Birds and Eggs," pub-
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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 313 River, Athabasca and Mackenzie River. Mr. Ross states that he obtained some of its eggs i n the last- mentioned district. Mr. Raine states that a " set of seven eggs i n his collect i on was taken out of a tree at Long Lake, Manitoba. When trees are scarce, this accounts for this little duck laying its twelve eggs at the end of a gopher's burrow i n a bank along the side of a small lake one mile north of Rush Lake. A n other clutch of ten eggs was taken out of a hole i n a tree at Oak Lake, Manitoba. M a y 25th, 1 S 9 0 . The eggs are more rounded than those of any other duck. The eggs of the buffie- head are larger than those of the teal and of a darker and warmer tint." The Ottawa Museum contains eight specimens, but no eggs, of this species! 154. O L D SQUAW— H a r d d a hyemalis ( Linn.). This duck seems to be a more distinctively Arctic and sea- coast breeding bird than the pintail ( Dafihi acuta), or indeed any other of the family. In proceeding to and returning from its favourite breeding grounds it is frequently met with in very large numbers, while it is particularly abundant along the northern shores of continental Canadian America. We often observed thousands of the " old squaw " apparently feeding and otherwise disporting themselves in the sea- water of F r a n k l i n Bay. In course of our five years' residence at Fort Anderson considerably over one hundred nests were taken, and the number of eggs found i n them varied between five and seven. In its construction the ne* t generally very much resembles that of the pintail. From personal observation, also, I have come to the conclusion that the usual quantity of down necessary for a duck's nest is seldom met w i t h before a full set of eggs has been deposited, and that the process of l i n i n g it with down, which is plucked off from the female, goes on simultaneously with their laying. I n the aforesaid paper on '" A r c t i c Birds and Eggs," pub- |
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