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of Coast range, B.C. (Rhoads.) Along the southeastern coast of 

 the territory in the vicinity of Sitka and the adjoining regions, 

 this is a rather common bird but in only one instance has it been 

 taken north of the Alaskan mountains. (Nelson.) Flocks of these 

 birds frequented the tops of the tallest firs at Sitka, Alaska, where 

 on account of their quietness they may easily escape notice. (Grin- 

 nell.) Osgood took a red crossbill and saw another at Unalaska, 

 October 5th, 1899. We did not see any on the Yukon. {Bishop.) 



Breeding Notes. — I have a set of four eggs collected by L. Dicks, 

 at Cartwright, Labrador, April 20th, 1895. The nest was built in 

 the top of a cedar, [?] and was composed externally of twigs and 

 roots, and the interior lined with animal fur and feathers. The 

 eggs are greenish-white, spotted chiefly at the larger end with dark 

 brown and grey and average in size .75 x .58. {W. Raine.) Mr. 

 H. F. Tufts found many nests of the American crossbill near Wolf- 

 ville, N.S., in the winter and spring of 1906, and published in The 

 Auk, Vol. XXIII., page 339, a detailed account of the circumstances 

 under which they were found. The first nests were discovered Janu- 

 ary 31st. Two contained young just hatched, the others eggs 

 advanced in incubation. Many nests were found during the follow- 

 ing months, the birds continuing breeding until June. The nests 

 were found in spruces, firs and hemlocks at elevations ranging from 

 10 to 80 feet. 



522. Whiteswinged Crossbill. 



Loxia leucoptera Gmel. 1788. 



A rare straggler in Greenland; a few taken in south Greenland. 

 {Arct. Man.) Abundant at Fort Chimo, Labrador, some winters; 

 rare during other winters; none observed during summer; breeds 

 in central portion of Labrador and resident there. {Packard.) 

 Common throughout the year in Newfoundland. {Reeks.) Irregu- 

 larly abundant after the breeding season in Nova Scotia. (Downs.) 

 Occasionally seen in flocks at Baddeck and Margaree, Cape Breton 

 island, N.S., July, 1898; a very large flock in spruce woods at Brack- 

 ley point. Prince Edward island, June, 1888. (Macoun.) Seen in 

 flocks on Sable island, N.S., October 22, 1907. (/. Boutelier.) 

 Rather common on Prince Edward island. (Dwight.) Very erratic. 

 Remained at Sydney, Cape Breton island, all winter, 1898-99, and 



