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208 THROUGH T H E MACKENZIE BASIN
however, answering to the night in southern latitudes, we
often observed, while traversing the ' Barrens' and on the
sea- coast, as many as twenty and thirty birds of the genus
Stercorarius sitting or standing on the ground, each bird at
a distance of a few feet from its fellow. They probably
reposed at such times, as they never moved except when
closely approached, while no eggs were ever discovered in
the vicinity of these resting places. During the day, also,
two or more birds ( males) were frequently noticed quietly
reposing or moving very slowly along the ground, and this,
too, where no nest actually existed." The nest of a jaeger
is a mere depression in the soil, scantily lined with a few
withered leaves and grasses, etc., and as the eggs greatly
resemble their surroimdings, the nest is frequently very difficult
to discover. The eggs are indistinguishable from those
of other species. 31r. Ross has four or five different jaegers
in his " List of Mackenzie River Birds," and he also secured
several eggs of 8. parasiticus. There is not, however, a
single specimen skin or egg thereof in the Museum at Ottawa!
51. H E R R I N G G U I X — L a r u s argentaius ( Brunn).
In the spring of 1890, a female gull was shot near Cumberland
House. This and several other species of Laridce
no doubt nest at various points throughout the District A
similar remark will apply in reference to its presence in
Athabasca and British Columbia, while we ascertained that
it was quite common on the Northern coast, the lower Anderson
River, on the Wilmot Horton River, and in the
Barren Grounds, from each of which localities eggs were
obtained. It may be mentioned that the L. argentaius smith-sonianus,
51a variety of the Herring Gull, does not appear
in the revised Check List of the Ornithological Union for
1906; and the American bird is now believed to be identical
with the European herring gull. Mr. Ross states that sornp
of its eggs had been secured by him in 1860 and 1861, • ''
Professor Macoun found this gull breeding in abundance
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| OCR | 208 THROUGH T H E MACKENZIE BASIN however, answering to the night in southern latitudes, we often observed, while traversing the ' Barrens' and on the sea- coast, as many as twenty and thirty birds of the genus Stercorarius sitting or standing on the ground, each bird at a distance of a few feet from its fellow. They probably reposed at such times, as they never moved except when closely approached, while no eggs were ever discovered in the vicinity of these resting places. During the day, also, two or more birds ( males) were frequently noticed quietly reposing or moving very slowly along the ground, and this, too, where no nest actually existed." The nest of a jaeger is a mere depression in the soil, scantily lined with a few withered leaves and grasses, etc., and as the eggs greatly resemble their surroimdings, the nest is frequently very difficult to discover. The eggs are indistinguishable from those of other species. 31r. Ross has four or five different jaegers in his " List of Mackenzie River Birds," and he also secured several eggs of 8. parasiticus. There is not, however, a single specimen skin or egg thereof in the Museum at Ottawa! 51. H E R R I N G G U I X — L a r u s argentaius ( Brunn). In the spring of 1890, a female gull was shot near Cumberland House. This and several other species of Laridce no doubt nest at various points throughout the District A similar remark will apply in reference to its presence in Athabasca and British Columbia, while we ascertained that it was quite common on the Northern coast, the lower Anderson River, on the Wilmot Horton River, and in the Barren Grounds, from each of which localities eggs were obtained. It may be mentioned that the L. argentaius smith-sonianus, 51a variety of the Herring Gull, does not appear in the revised Check List of the Ornithological Union for 1906; and the American bird is now believed to be identical with the European herring gull. Mr. Ross states that sornp of its eggs had been secured by him in 1860 and 1861, • '' Professor Macoun found this gull breeding in abundance |
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