. Explorations in the far North [microform] : being a report of an expedition under the auspices of the University of Iowa during the years 1892, '93, and '94. Inuit; Natural history; Inuit; Sciences naturelles. .1 ^ i:h ii y '1' M :, ',1 lif'i 1 1. M \ \ â ' â i â¢â v. r 1 260 EXPLORATIONS IN THE FAR NORTH 274. Aegialitis semipalmata Bonap. Semipalmated Plover. Three specimens, one â Dendragapus canadensis {Linn.). Mes-tik-o-pen-e-o, C. Ten specimens; Grand Rapids, two 5, seven juv.; September 5-December 3; Chippewyan, one ?; May 29. Common at Grand Rapids. 300A. Bonasa umbellus togata {Linn.
. Explorations in the far North [microform] : being a report of an expedition under the auspices of the University of Iowa during the years 1892, '93, and '94. Inuit; Natural history; Inuit; Sciences naturelles. .1 ^ i:h ii y '1' M :, ',1 lif'i 1 1. M \ \ â ' â i â¢â v. r 1 260 EXPLORATIONS IN THE FAR NORTH 274. Aegialitis semipalmata Bonap. Semipalmated Plover. Three specimens, one â Dendragapus canadensis {Linn.). Mes-tik-o-pen-e-o, C. Ten specimens; Grand Rapids, two 5, seven juv.; September 5-December 3; Chippewyan, one ?; May 29. Common at Grand Rapids. 300A. Bonasa umbellus togata {Linn.). Pa-pas-ku, C. Canadian Ruffed Grouse. Eight specimens; Grand Rapids, five (?, one ?, two â; Sep- tember lo-December 29; Chippewyan, May 18. During our boat voyage down the Athabasca, we heard the drumming of these birds at all hours of the night. 300B. Bonasa umbellus umbelloides {Dougl.) Gray. Ruffed Grouse. One specimen, 5; Crow Nest Pass, April 12. 301. Lagopus lagopus (Zwm.). Willow Ptarmigan. Wa-pen-e-o, C. Twenty-two specimens; fifteen from Grand Rapids, two 6, nine ?, four â; November 12-February 8; seven from Rae, four 3, three ?; October 2-May 7. The ptarmigan made their appearance at Grand Rapids on the I2th of November in 1892. The Indians brought the first specimen to me, but it was so torn by No. i shot and the beautiful plumage so covered with blood that it was almost impossible to make a good skin of it. The ptarmigan were not abundant that season. I never secured more than two or three during a day's hunt that could be saved as specimens so easily did their immaculate plumage become stained when even t!.e smallest shot was used. They frequented the sandy dikes of the lake shore where they fed upon the willow buds. They were not easily distinguishable at a little distance from the balls of snow which were common in the willow tops. In flight they keep so near the surface of the snow that wing shots are rather difficult unless they pass before a dark ba
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