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Only two records for Portage la Prairie. (Atkinson.) Common on 

 Methye river in flocks ; a few between that river and Isle a la^Crosse, 

 Sask. (/, M. Macoun.) Saw several on Macleod river, west of 

 Edmonton, Alta., June 19, 1898. Quite common in the woods at 

 Banff, Rocky mountains, and evidently breeding in the summer of 

 1 891; two seen in the Crow Nest pass in 1897. (Spreadborotigh.) 

 This crossbill inhabits the dense spruce forests of the Northwest 

 Territories, feeding principally on the seeds of the cones. It ranges 

 through the whole breadth of the continent and probably up to 

 lat, 68°, where the woods terminate, though it was not observed by 

 us north of lat. 63°. (Richardson.) North to Fort Good Hope on 

 the Mackenzie river. (Ross.) A pair of this species was obtained 

 during our residence at Fort Anderson but no nests were seen. 

 (Macfarlane.) Rocky mountain district; Beaver pass, B.C., by 

 Mr. Geo. Hyde. (Fannin.) Three specimens taken at Chilliwack, 

 B.C. ; quite abundant in the Cariboo district in the winter of 1898-99 

 and common in the summer of 1900. (Brooks.) Common on Queen 

 Charlotte islands, B.C., but no specimens were taken; common at 

 Cook inlet, Alaska, but always in pairs. (Osgood.) Although the 

 last species is thus far known only as an excessively rare visitant 

 in the northern portion of Alaska, the present bird is found in the 

 greatest abundance wherever trees occur to afford shelter. (Nelson.) 

 This species is abundant in the interior of the Yukon district and 

 other wooded parts. It only occasionally visits St. Michael and 

 then never in large flocks. (Turner.) This species was a common 

 resident throughout the year in certain parts of the Kowak valley, 

 Kotzebue sound. They were always to be found along the bases 

 of the mountains, especially in the tracts of small spruces bearing 

 great clusters of cones. (Grinnell.) Crossbills in flocks of from 

 half a dozen to one hundred individuals were often seen from Lake 

 Lebarge to Charlie village, July i6th to August nth, 1899, on the 

 Yukon river, Yukon district. (Bishop.) One adult male was taken 

 at Sheep creek, Alaska,' August 7, 1903 and a female, September 

 9. (Anderson.) 



Breeding Notes. — On April 26th I found a regular paradise for 

 crossbills. It was a stretch of the requisite dwarf spruce lying along 

 the Jade mountains near the head of Hunt river. Here I met 

 with several flocks of white-winged crossbills which, from their 

 unusually lively behaviour, indicated the mating season to be at 



