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528. Redpoll. • 



Acanthis linaria (Linn.) Bonap. & Schleg. 1850. 



Abundant and resident in Labrador. Breeds plentifully at Fort 

 Chimo, where nests and eggs were obtained by Nelson. {Packard.) 

 One seen on James bay, June 1 5th ; a few observed at Great Whale 

 river. Common from Richmond gulf, across the interior to Ungava 

 bay ; seen in large flocks at Fort Chimo in September, 1 896. (Spread- 

 borough.) Ver}^ common everywhere along the northeastern coast 

 of Labrador; apparently all the redpolls belonged to this race. 

 (Bigelow.) Very common resident in Newfoundland, does not 

 migrate. (Reeks.) Rather common in winter in Nova Scotia. 

 (Downs.) Said to be common in winter at Sydney, Cape Breton 

 island; saw a flock, December loth, 1901. (C. R. Harte.) Common 

 some winters in Nova Scotia, in others they are absent. (H. F. 

 Tufts.) Two specimens seen on Sable island, N.S., May 3rd, 1902. 

 A flock seen, March 4th, 1904. (/. Boutelier.) In the spruce 

 trees by the beach, Brackley point. Prince Edward island, June 27th, 

 1888. (Macoun.) A winter visitant in New Brunswick; some 

 winters quite common. (Chamberlain.) A winter visitor at Scotch 

 Lake, York county, N.B.; sometimes common, sometimes rare. 

 (W..H. Moore.) Seen during the winter at Lake Mistassini, northern 

 Quebec. (/. M. Macoun.) Taken at Beauport; winter resident 

 in eastern Quebec. (Dionne.) An abundant winter visitant at 

 Montreal; observed there in flocks from October 25th to April 29th; 

 the latter date is late in the spring of the year to find the species 

 at Montreal, although in 1883, I saw large numbers in the month 

 of May feeding on the ground in the woods in Hochelaga. (Wintle.) 

 An abundant winter visitor at Ottawa. Summer records are June 

 6, 1882; June 3, 1888; and May 22, 1890. (Ottawa Naturalist, 

 Vol. V.) Common in eastern Ontario during winter and early 

 spring. This year, 1907, I observed them as late as April 14th. 

 Several males in a flock had noticeable rose-tinted breasts. A few 

 nest in scrubby spruce trees in the Magdalen islands in the month 

 of May. (Rev. C. J. Young.) An irregular winter visitor at Guelph, 

 Ont. (A. B. Klugh.) Irregular winter visitant at Toronto, Ont.; 

 sometimes seen from November until March. An abundant winter 

 visitor in the Parry Sound and Muskoka districts, often remaining 

 to the beginning of May. (/. H. Fleming.) A winter visitor, usually 



