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wack river, B.C., August 2nd, 1906. {Spreadborough.) I never saw 

 this bird in Manitoba but it is not at all scarce in southwestern 

 Saskatchewan and Alberta. I found its nest at Rush lake and 

 Crane lake, Sask, It makes its nest in the grass and lays 4 pale blue 

 •eggs. This species and McCown's longspur are two of the sweetest 

 songsters on the prairie. {W . Raine.) 



Family XLIVII. TANAGRID^. Tanagers. 



CCXXXVIII. PIRANGA Vieillot. 1807. 



€07. Louisiana Tanager. 



Piranga ludoviciana (WiLS.) Richardson. 1837. 



Fort Chipweyan, Lake Athabaska, Alta. (Ridgway.) Abundant 

 at Athabaska Landing, 90 miles north of Edmonton, and up the 

 Athabaska to Lesser Slave river. A few were seen down the Atha- 

 baska to Fort McMurray, lat. 56° 40'. (/. M. Macoun.) Common 

 from the mouth of Lesser Slave river to Peace River Landing, lat. 

 56° 15', in June, 1903; first seen, May 8th, 1897, at Edmonton, 

 Alta. ; after this date they became common and soon began to breed ; 

 common from Edmonton to Yellowhead pass in June, 1898 ; common 

 in the foothills from Calgary to Crow Nest pass; not very common 

 at Banff t 1891, but breed in the Bow river valley from the "Gap" 

 inwards. They are found all through the mountains, but seem to be 

 most abundant in the Columbia valley both east and west of the 

 Selkirks ; very common at Revelstoke, Deer park and Robson, in the 

 Columbia valley; common along the International Boundary from 

 Elko, B.C. west to Chilliwack lake in 1904 and 1905, apparently 

 breeding in tall trees as no nests were taken although many birds 

 were seen; also taken west of the Eagle pass in the Gold range; 

 occasional in woods at Spence Bridge and Kamloops, also at Agassiz 

 and Westminster Junction in 1889; abundant at Chilliwack; a few 

 seen at McGuire's, and two observed on the International Boundary 

 at Huntingdon in 190 1; a common summer resident throughout 

 Vancouver island. (Spreadborough.) Abundant summer resident 

 everywhere. (Streator.) An abundant summer resident throughout 

 the province; breeds on Vancouver island and mainland. (Fannin.) 

 Common summer resident at Chilliwack. (Brooks.) Fairly abundant 

 and uniformly distributed over the coasts, mainland and islands of 

 JBritish Columbia. (Rhoads.) 



