. The Canadian field-naturalist. 158 The Canadian Field-Naturalist [Vol. XXXVII Juvenile, Esquimaux Point, Pound in possession of Gulls' and Eiders' Eggs. Fine $ Confiscations: Eggs. Juvenile, Esquimaux Point, , Found in possession of Gulls' and Eiders' Eggs. Fine $ Confiscations: Eggs. Sentence suspended. Musgrave, David, Gray Island, Having in possession Gulls' eggs. Case dismissed. Wesley, Peter, Gray Island, Having in possession Gulls' Eggs. Fine $ Musgrave, W. H., Gray Island, Having in possession Gulls' Eggs. Fine $ McKay, James, Gray Islan


. The Canadian field-naturalist. 158 The Canadian Field-Naturalist [Vol. XXXVII Juvenile, Esquimaux Point, Pound in possession of Gulls' and Eiders' Eggs. Fine $ Confiscations: Eggs. Juvenile, Esquimaux Point, , Found in possession of Gulls' and Eiders' Eggs. Fine $ Confiscations: Eggs. Sentence suspended. Musgrave, David, Gray Island, Having in possession Gulls' eggs. Case dismissed. Wesley, Peter, Gray Island, Having in possession Gulls' Eggs. Fine $ Musgrave, W. H., Gray Island, Having in possession Gulls' Eggs. Fine $ McKay, James, Gray Island, Having possession Gulls' Eggs. Fine $ m Provincial Officers have brought the following prosecutions under The Migratory Birds Convention Act. Wah, Zip, Extension, Having in posses- sion a migratory insectivorous bird—a Flicker. Fine $ Keen, J. J., Nanaimo, Having in posses- sion Gulls' Eggs. Bail of $ forfeited. NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS Mystery Bands.—Two mystery bird bands, or bands without traceable marks of identification, have recently come to the attention of the Cana- dian National Parks Branch, which Branch is keeping the file of Canadian Bird Banding Records. The first of these was on a Junco, found by Mr. Ernest Joy, of Wood Island, Grand Manan, New Brunswick. This bird was killed at Gannet Rock light-house, presumably during the month of June, 1923, and was marked with a plain band. Mr. Joy thought the band had worn smooth, but as this hardly seems credible, it may be that it bore no inscription when placed. The second instance of this kind, which has come to the attention of the Branch recently, was that of a banded Swan, species ?, shot one hundred miles north-east of Good Hope, on the Mackenzie River. This capture was reported by Mr. A. Brabant, Fur Trade C ommission- er of the Hudson's Bay Company. The band is made of fourteen- guage copper wire twisted once so that is has a loop at one end of the band through which the two end


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