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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 337
only i n the Barren Grounds but also on the border of the
woods and along the shores of the Polar Ocean. Altogether
one hundred and seventy nests are recorded among my notes.
The female lays four eggs,— in one instance we found five,
and i n another only one, while the contents of these happened
to be i n a well- developed condition. During the breeding
season foxes destroy many eggs and young of this and other
species of birds nesting on the ground. While traversing
the Barrens and on the coast the frequently varying and
sweetly clear and melodious notes of both plovers and curlews
were almost constantly heard by us with no little
pleasure. Mr. Ross's List entry is " N o r t h to Arctic coast
and abundant." Sir John Richardson says it hatches early
i n June and retires southward i n August.
The nests are precisely similar to those of the black-bellied
plover. They were also as difficult to discover, and for
the same reason, a harmonizing resemblance of the egg- markings
to the surrounding soil, and a timeous departure of the
female bird from her nest. On one occasion our party spent
half an hour i n a close but fruitless search, during which
the female resorted to various manoeuvres to attract us away
from heT nest, but on our withdrawal to a short distance she
at last revealed its position by settling down upon her eggs.
The Dominion Museum contains eight fine specimens
of this plover, but no eggs!
273. KILLDEEK— Oxyechus vociferus ( Linn.).
I n the spring of 1891, M r . M c K a y , of P e l i c a n Narrows,
Cumberland, shot a specimen which was later identified as
being that of a killdeer. I cannot say that I ever met therew
i t h on the Anderson River or elsewhere. It may, however,
be present i n summer i n B r i t i s h Columbia, as well as
i n sections north of the " Saskatchewan River. Mr. Spreadborough
states that " this species nests i n the gravel at the
margin of lakes and ponds, also on bare ground on the
prairie and i n ploughed fields throughout the whole prairie
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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 337 only i n the Barren Grounds but also on the border of the woods and along the shores of the Polar Ocean. Altogether one hundred and seventy nests are recorded among my notes. The female lays four eggs,— in one instance we found five, and i n another only one, while the contents of these happened to be i n a well- developed condition. During the breeding season foxes destroy many eggs and young of this and other species of birds nesting on the ground. While traversing the Barrens and on the coast the frequently varying and sweetly clear and melodious notes of both plovers and curlews were almost constantly heard by us with no little pleasure. Mr. Ross's List entry is " N o r t h to Arctic coast and abundant." Sir John Richardson says it hatches early i n June and retires southward i n August. The nests are precisely similar to those of the black-bellied plover. They were also as difficult to discover, and for the same reason, a harmonizing resemblance of the egg- markings to the surrounding soil, and a timeous departure of the female bird from her nest. On one occasion our party spent half an hour i n a close but fruitless search, during which the female resorted to various manoeuvres to attract us away from heT nest, but on our withdrawal to a short distance she at last revealed its position by settling down upon her eggs. The Dominion Museum contains eight fine specimens of this plover, but no eggs! 273. KILLDEEK— Oxyechus vociferus ( Linn.). I n the spring of 1891, M r . M c K a y , of P e l i c a n Narrows, Cumberland, shot a specimen which was later identified as being that of a killdeer. I cannot say that I ever met therew i t h on the Anderson River or elsewhere. It may, however, be present i n summer i n B r i t i s h Columbia, as well as i n sections north of the " Saskatchewan River. Mr. Spreadborough states that " this species nests i n the gravel at the margin of lakes and ponds, also on bare ground on the prairie and i n ploughed fields throughout the whole prairie |
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