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rare but sometimes quite common as in the winter of 1906-07. (W. 

 E. Saunders.) Abundant winter visitant at Penetanguishene early 

 in October. {A. F. Young.) Eight specimens, including one in 

 Juvenal plumage, were collected at York Factory, Hudson bay, 

 July 12th to 1 6th, 1900, where the birds were abundant, and a very 

 bright male was taken at Fort Churchill, July 23rd. {E. A. Preble.) 

 A few seen about the ship in the spring at Fullerton, Hudson bay 

 in 1903 ; common on the east side of Hudson bay to the northern 

 tree limit. (A. P. Low.) 



An abundant fall and winter visitor in Manitoba; feeding on 

 the seeds of various plants. (E. T. Seton.) Abundant winter resi- 

 dent at Aweme, Man. (Criddle.) Very abundant winter resident 

 throughout Manitoba, but not known to breed. (Atkinson.) A few 

 specimens were seen on the Clearwater river below Methye portage ; 

 common on the portage. (/. M. Macoun.) A common and regular 

 winter visitor near Prince Albert, Sask., arriving in small flocks 

 nearly at the same time as the pine grosbeak and remaining some- 

 times late in the spring. (Coubeaux.) This neat and hardy bird 

 is one of the permanent residents in the Northwest Territories 

 where it may be seen in the coldest weather on the banks of lakes 

 and rivers, hopping among reeds and carices or clinging to their 

 stalks. (Richardson.) North to Fort Good Hope on the Mackenzie 

 river; abundant. (Ross.) Common on Pike portage, lo miles east of 

 Fort Reliance, July 30,1907, and thence northward to the edge of the 

 woods. Evidently on its breeding grounds. (E. T. Seton.) This 

 species was just as abundant as the Greenland redpoll in the wooded 

 country, and we procured as many nests' as of it. (Macfarlane.) 

 This species was seen in large flocks at Indian Head, Sask., during 

 the first three weeks of April, 1892, after which they all disappeared. 

 April 7th, 1894, saw a flock of sixteen at Medicine Hat, Sask.; two 

 specimens were seen at Edmonton, Alta. on April 19th, 1897 ; 

 common in flocks around Revelstoke, B.C., up to the last of April, 

 1890; seen at the lower end of Lower Arrow lake, Columbia river, 

 June 1 8th, 1890. (Spreadborough.) An abundant summer resident 

 in British Columbia. (Lord.) Common throughout the province. 

 (Fannin.) Irregular winter visitant at Chilliwack; common winter 

 resident at Lake Okanagan, B.C., also common in the Cariboo dis- 

 trict in winter. (Brooks.) This species is found in Alaska in smaller 

 numbers than the preceding. On the southeastern coast of the ter- 



