400 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA, 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
Three; two taken at Indian Head, Assa., a female in the 
autumn anda male in the spring of 1892, both taken by Mr.Spread- 
borough. One specimen taken at Blackfoot Coulée Alta., June 
17th, 1886, by Mr. Dowling. 
Two sets of eggs; one of four taken at Skull Creek, near Crane 
Lake, Assa., June 8th, 1894, by Prof. Macoun, and another of five 
eggs taken at Edmonton, Alta. May 27th, 1897, by Mr. Spread- 
borough. 
4s9e. San Diego Redwing. 
Agelaius pheniceus neutralis RipGWway. 1901, 
Breeding range north to eastern British Columbia. ( Atdgway.) 
Kast of Coast Range, B.C. (Fannin.) Taken at Vernon, B.C. 
(Xfeads.) This form was not uncommon at Penticton, south of 
Lake Okanagan, B.C., in April, 1903, and at the mouth of the 
Spullamacheen River, Shuswap Lake, in August, 1889.  (Spread- 
dorengh.) 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
Two males taken at Penticten, B.C., April roth, 1903, by Mr. 
Spreadborough. 
Norr.—-It will be noticed that the ranges of the eastern red- 
wing and that of the northern form overlap. Our specimens 
taken on the prairie are placed under the latter form, When 
we have more specimens of the northern bird, we can speak 
with more certainty. 
LXXIX. STURNELLA Vieritior. 1816. 
501. Meadow Lark. 
Sturnella magna (LINN.) SWAINS. 1827. 
Very rare in Nova Scotia ; a mere straggler. (Dowmns.) A rare 
summer resident in New Brunswick. (Chamberlain.) One indi- 
vidual seen at Scotch Lake, York Co., N.B., in 1879; none since. 
(HW. Hf. Moore.) Summer resident but scarce in the district of 
Montreal. (ltnéle.) A moderately common summer resident at 
Ottawa, Ont., breeding on the Experimental Farm. (Otawa 
Naturalist, Vol. V.) Very common in the old settlements of 
Ontario ; I used to see a fewin the county of Renfrew ; observed 
three on Wolfe Island, April qth, r901. (Rev. C. J. Young.) Mr. 
