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River delta, September 28, 1907. (E. T. Seton.) Rare at Aweme, 

 Man. ; seen in spruce woods in winter. (Criddle.) An erratic visitor 

 throughout Manitoba in winter, appearing suddenly at any season 

 and then being absent for many seasons. Observ^ed along the G.T.P. 

 railway in 1906 at Hamiota and Birtle, Man.; at White Shore lake, 

 Tramping lake and Manito lake, Sask., and at Battle river and 

 Edmonton, Alta. (Atkinson.) I saw a flock of six crossbills flying 

 over me in the Cypress hills, Sask., which I suppose were this species. 

 (A. C. Bent.) One pair on Methye portage ; very common on Methye 

 river and not rare to Isle a la Crosse, Sask. (/. M. Macoun.) Several 

 birds resembling the published description of this species were seen 

 at Fort Anderson, but none taken. (Macfarlane.) Three individuals 

 were observed at Indian Head, Sask., on June 27th, 1892 ; three days 

 later a large flock was seen ; this species was found in flocks in the 

 Cypress hills, Sask., from the middle of June to the end of the month, 

 both in 1894 and 1895; it is extremely probable that this species 

 nests in the Cypress hills, as they seemed perfectly at home there 

 feeding on the spruce trees; observed a pair on August 7th, 1897, 

 in Crow Nest pass. Rocky mountains ; seen in large flocks at Banff ^ 

 Rocky mountains, in June, 1891, very likely breed there; taken 

 on the mountains at Deer park, Arrow lake, B.C., June 6th, 1890; 

 not uncommon on the mountains on both sides of Pass creek near 

 Robson, B.C., June 24th, 1890; common at Midway, B.C., May, 1905 ; 

 taken on the mountains at Spence Bridge, B.C., May 28th, 1889, and 

 in flocks at Agassiz; common at Chilliwack, B.C., ^ the spring of 

 1 90 1, and at several places along the Chilliwack river in 1906; 

 abundant at Penticton, feeding on seeds of bull pine, April, 1903; 

 a common summer resident an Vancouver island ; flocks seen almost 

 every day near Victoria in the spring of 1 893 ; also at Salt Spring 

 island and Comox, the same year. (Spreadborough.) An abundant 

 summer resident on both sides of the Coast range. (Lord.) From 

 July 1 6th to September, pairs were seen about Ducks, B.C., flying 

 from tree to tree looking for food. Later, a few flocks were seen 

 on the coast flying south. (Streator.) An abundant resident through- 

 out the province. (Fannin.) Tolerably common ; an irregular visi- 

 tant to the lower Fraser valley ; resident in the mountains ; common 

 in Cariboo district in the winter of 1899 and summer of 1900; abun- 

 dant at Okanagan, B.C., in the winter of 1897-98. (Brooks.) Co- 

 extensive with coniferous forests at all elevations, east and west 



