154 The Ottawa Naturalist. [September 



521. Luxia curvirostra minor. American Crossbill. 



522. Loxia leiicoptera. White Wing-ed Crossbill. 



The latter the most abuiidHtit. Both species seemed to migrate from 

 the district before the close of the winter. Both were common dnring 

 summer of 1900. 



524^?. Leiicosticte tephrocotis littoralis. Hepburn's Leucosticte. 



Typical examples taken during- the winter. The form .hat breeds in 



the high mountains near Barkerville is tj'pical tephrocotis. 



527^. A can this exilipes. Hoary Redpoll. 



528. Acanthis linaria. Wealy Redpoll. 



I carefulh' examined all flocks of Redpolls seen and only secured one 

 specimen that showed any approach to exilipes. During former winters 

 Mr. Sidnev Williams has taken several fairly typical exilipes at Quesnelle. 

 I did not observe tlie Pine Siskin during the winter months. 



534. Plectrophi'iiax nivalis. Snovvflake. 



70 1. Cimliis mexicanus. American Dipper. 



Found in the neighbourhood of open water throughout the winter. 

 7266. Certhia a. montanits. Rocky Mountain Creeper. 



Tolerably common througfhout the winter. 



728. Sitta canadensis. Red-breasted Nuthatch. 



Less common than the last. 

 735«. Pariis a. septejitrionalis. Long-tailed Chickadee. 



Cjmmon. 

 73S. Pams gambeli. Mountain Chickadee. 



Occasionally observed at Quesnelle. 



7406. Pariis hudsonius colttmhianus. Columbian Chickadee. 



Abundant in the heav}- spruce timber and on high elevations. 



748rt. Regidus satrapa oHvaceiis. Western Kinglet. 



A few of these delicate little birds remained throughout the coldest 

 weather. 



The birds enumerated in the foreg^oing- list were all actual winter residents 



with the possible exception oi the Short-eared Owl. Bohemian Waxwings 



were observed in larg^e flocks during the late fall and again early in March. 



A single Butcher bird was also noticed in February, probably only accidental, 



as no others were seen between October and March. Winter Wrens 



( pacificus ) remained until the end of October and returned 6th April. The 



first Robin was seen on the 6th March, but no more were observed for some 



time, but as I went into the heavily timbered reg-ion to the northeast of Ques- 



nelie about that date I had not much chance to observe the mig-ration of the 



spring birds, which did not begin to show up there till well on in April, the 



W'inter Wren on the 6th being followed by a considerable influx of migratovy 



Goldcrests and Tree Creepers. First Geese ( canaaensis) were seen on 9th 



April, Snowfinches (Juncos) and a Pigfmy Owl were seen on the same date, 



though the latter (the Californian form) might have remained all winter and 



been overlooked. A considerable number of Robins, Arctic Bluebirds and 



Red-shafted Flickers were seen on the 12th, and first \'aried Thrushes on the 



i7tli. The big- rush of spring arrivals came in after the 20th April, when the 



winter had fair!}' broken up. 



