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KROGER, ANNEMARIE. McGill University,ination of themfor blood parasites. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Collection of other endoparasites, fish Study of the glacial morphologyof the otoliths, and plants, in Princeof Wales area north of Dease Arm, Great Bear Island, N.W.T. Lake,between Dease and Haldane MYRES, MILES TIMOTHY.University of rivers. BritishColumbia, Vancouver, B.C., MACINNES,CHARLES DONALD. Bishop’s Canada. University,Lennoxville, Quebec, To describe and film sexual and non- Canada. sexual display behaviour of at least Preliminarysurvey for an ocean- two species of eider ducks at Homer ographic study in Ungava Bay. and Point Barrow, Alaska, as part of MACINTYRE, ROBERTJOHN. McGill Uni- a study of the ethology of sea ducks, versity, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. in which courtship displays are being An intensive study of the biology of usedas indicators of thesystematic marine speciesof the amphipodGam- relationships of genera and species. marus in Ungava Bay. MACPHAIL,JOHN DONALD. Universityof TOMLINSON, ROGERFRANK. McGill Sub- BritishColumbia, Vancouver, B.C., arctic Research Station, Knob Lake, Canada. Quebec, Canada. Collections for distributional and tax- Glaciological andgeomorphological onomic studies of fishes in southeast- studies in the Kaumajit Mountainsof ern Alaska and southwestern Yukon northeastern Labrador. Territory.A zoogeographic study of WEEDEN, ROBERT BARTON. Universityof the fishfauna of theupper Yukon BritishColumbia, Vancouver, B.C., Riverand the North Pacific coastal Canada. drainages. To continue studies begun in 1956 on MACPHERSON, ELIZABETH. CarletonCOl- the ecological factors determining the lege, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. distribution of ptarmigan in western Collections of blood slides and exam- North America.

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Salmon investigations on the of the Kaniapiskau River are accessible Koksoak River, 1957 to salmon, beyond this they are stopped Continuingthe investigations that by the 6O-foot Limestone Falls. On the were begun at the George River 1956, in basis of catches of adult salmon twenty the salmon population of the Koksoak times as many ascend the Larch than River was examined during the summerthe Kaniapiskau; however, since only of 1957. Samplingwas by the use of onesalmon was taken in the Kania- nylon gill nets placed at various stationspiskau in 30 net nights, this estimate is along the river and its two major tribu- probablynot reliable. taries, the Kaniapiskau and the Larch. TheEskimo salmon fishery at Fort A fairly large sampleof juvenile salmon Chimo was observed when it was in full was obtained by angling. It was found swing and a good sample of the catch that probably the majority of the Kok- was examined. This fishery can hardly soak salmon travel up the Larch River be described as intensive and undoubt- to spawn. How far they can ascend is edly the Eskimo could obtain far more not known, but they do so for a mini- salmon. The major obstacles are (1) the mum of 60 miles and probably can go high cost of gear; (2) the difficulties of much farther. Only the lower 20 miles fishing the Koksoak River at Fort Chimo 64 NORTHERN NEWS due to the large size of the stream and involvedmeasurements of thebasal thestrong tidal currents; (3) the co- oxygen consumption of these fish under incidence of the fishing season and the different temperature regimes at differ- time of seasonal employment in loading entseasons. Results obtained for the and unloading the ships. This occupationspeckled trout in previous years sug- is veryattractive because the Eskimo gested that diurnal temperature fluctua- can earn $1.40 per hour, whereas fishing tions at low temperatures had an ex- does not bring in cash, only a supply of aggeratedeffect on the oxygen con- dog food for the winter. sumption of the fish. To complement the Since the supply of dog food runs out hourlymeasurements of temperatures at Fort Chimo usually around Christmasmade in conjunction with the physio- and the dogs from then on have to be logical experiments, a number of con- given imported food, something ought totinuous recordings were obtained using be done to improve this situation. Per- a thermograph kindly supplied for this hapsa co-operative scheme might be purpose by the Taylor Instrument Com- organizedwhereby a few men could pany. catch sufficient fish to supply the com- Theresults of theseinvestigations, munity for the whole winter and sell whichwere supported by a Banting them to those who are employed in otherFund grant from the Arctic Institute of ways. NorthAmerica and a grant from the In addition to collecting, physiological Department of Fisheries, Quebec, will studieson the speckled trout and the be published in detail later. Atlantic salmon were continued. These G. POWER

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES IN THE CANADIAN NORTH The Canadian Board on Geographical Names has adopted the followingnames and name changes for official use in the Northwest Territories and Yukon Territory. For convenience of referencethe names are listed accordingto the maps on which they appear. The latitudes and longitudes given are approximate only.

Lubbock, 105 C/4 (Adopted March 7, 1957) Hawdt Lake 60'07'N 133"3SW Nokudsay Lake 60'08' 133"37' (Adopted May 2, 1957) Name confirmation. Haunka Creek 60"lSN 133"44'W not Stony Creek Fort Norman, 96C (Adopted March 7, 1957) McConnell Range 64"20'N 124"lOW Red Dog Mountain 65"12' 125"39' RedDog Creek 64"ll' 125"40' Moose Nest Creek 64 12' 125"48' Moose Prairie 6403' 125"58' Middle Creek 64%' 125"09' Little Smith Creek 64"26 124"41' Big Smith Creek 64"35' 124"53' Little Birch River 64"41' 125"06' SeagullIsland 64"45' 125"OS Fall Stone Lake 64"43' 125"42' Yellow Lake 64"39' 125"39' Four Mile Island 64"54' 125"31' Lake Tagatui 64"58' 125%' Police Island 64 51' 12590' MacKay Range 64 '43' 125"43' not MacKay Mountains