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5296. Willow Goldfinch. 



Astragalinus tristis salicamans (Grinnell) Ridgw. 1899. 



Of irregular occurrence during early winter at Okanagan, B.C. 

 {Brooks.) Chiefly confined to the mainland on both slopes of the 

 Coast range and in the Rocky mountain district. {Fannin.) Abun- 

 dant on both slopes of the Coast range. {Lord.) The above cita- 

 tions may in part at least refer to pallidus. 



CCXVI. SPIN US Koch. i8i6. 

 533. Pine Siskin. 



Spinus pimis (Wils.) Stejn. 1884. 



Recorded as common in Labrador by Audubon. {Packard.) 

 Rather rare along the northeastern coast of Labrador in company 

 with redpolls. {Witmer Stone.) A summer migrant in Newfound- 

 land. {Reeks.) Large flocks seen commonly along the Humber 

 river, Newfoundland. 1899. {Louis H. Porter.) Rather common 

 in Nova Scotia; a summer resident. {Downs.) Three seen on 

 Sable island, N.S., June 3rd, one on July 24th, and a number on 

 October 4th, 1902; one seen, June 7th, 1904; one, June i6th, 1905, 

 and one, July 2nd, 1907. (/. Boutelier.) A few observed at 

 Baddeck, Cape Breton island. (F. H. Allen.) Small flocks were 

 seen at Shulee, Cumberland county, N.S., and at Hebert river 

 in December; none were seen at Parrsboro. When I returned to 

 Hebert river in March I found it by far the most abundant bird. 

 {Morrell.) Large flocks seen at North Sydney, Cape Breton island, 

 in November, 1901, and on June 8th, 1902 ; probably breeds. (C. R. 

 Harte.) Breeds near Wolfville, Kings county, N.S. regularly, in 

 May and June, and usually is common till September; at other 

 times of the year it is very irregular; resident throughout Nova 

 Scotia, and found breeding from April until August. {H. F. Tufts.) 

 It surprised me to meet this species but once on Prince Edward 

 island, — a male at Souris. {Dwight.) A common species in New 

 Brunswick; breeds very early. {Chamberlain.) A very irregular 

 winter visitor; I think that some years it breeds at Scotch Lake, 

 York county, N.B. {W. H. Moore.) Quite common in the Resti- 

 gouche valley, N.B., in summer. {Brittain & Cox.) One of the most 



