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to follow them by the movement of the water plants that ehy agitated in passing through them. They swam rapidly with powerful strokes of their large feet and made as rapid progress through the water as I could in wading. When they came up and discovered that they were being followed they dove again but this time remained motionless concealed under the dense growths of aquatic plants. Several times I was deceived by this and passes on scanning the water for some tell tale ripple that might betray the presence of the swimming bird beneath. Finally as one dove I stood quiet watching and after fully a minute happening to look down saw a large foot projecting from a mass of pondweeds a foot below the surface. I seized this bird at once freeing it from the entwining plant growth which it brought up with it and it lay in my hand breathing heavily after its long submersion and occasionally pecking feebly at my fingers. On top of its head on the crown was a bare wrinkled space of thickened reddish skin. I tried to capture others but had only a limited time at my disposal and was unsuccessful. dehyde) (specimen, in formal-

2. [[underline]] Pelecanus erythrorhynches [[/underline]] Gmelin.

American White Pelican.

The anterior end of the sternum of one of these Pelicans was picked upat Red Lake on June 27.

3. [[underline]] Anas platyrhynchos [[/underline]] Linnaeus.

Mallard.

The Mallard was the most common duck found in this region. It was estimated that about ten pairs were nesting on the high mesa while one pair noted on Red Lake at the foot of the mountains may possibly have been breeding. A part of the breeding birds of the higher lake area were found on the three larger lakes, while the others were distributed among the smalllakes of permanent water that were hidden in the forests of Yellow Pine, one pair to