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was several times heard early on the morning of June 16th, 1900, 
at Bull Head Point, Lake Winnipeg, where the steamer stopped 
for wood. (ELdward A. Preble.) 
This species was found in small numbers on Turtle Mountain, 
Manitoba, during the latter part of July. It doubtless breeds in 
the locality ; not seen further west, (Cowes.) Summer resident 
in Manitoba; arrives about April 20th, and departs about Oct. 
15th; shot a male in full song, May 14th, 1883; it had been feeding 
on poplar catkins. (Zhompson-Seton.) First seen at Indian Head, 
Assa., April 21st, 1892, quite common by May 12th; a few breed 
there as I saw them late in June; this species arrived at Edmon- 
ton, Alta., on May 3rd, 1897, and soon commenced to nest in the 
tall trees; observed one at Lake Ste. Anne, 60 miles from 
Edmonton, Alta., June 8th, 1898; a few were observed from 
the mouth of Lesser Slave River to Peace River Landing, 
Aithaew in ioate. 50-15, June, 1903, taken at.Canmore,) Alta: 
but not rare at Banff on the Bow River within the 
Rocky Mountains, May 27th, 1891, where they were breed- 
ime; one seen in the. Crow’s Nest Pass im August, 1897. 
(Spreadborough.) This bird was seen by us only on the banks of 
the Saskatchewan where it feeds on willow buds. It is a summer 
visitor, arriving in the month of May. (échardson.) The single 
male, secured at the Grand Rapids of the Saskatchewan, agrees 
perfectly with this species. (WMuéting.) Not rare at Athabasca 
Landing and up the Athabasca to Lesser Slave River; a few 
birds at Fort McMurray, but none seen up the Clearwater River, 
Lat 56° ; not rare but local between Methye Portage and Isle a 
la Crosse, Sask. (/. W. Macoun.) 1 saw this beautiful finch for 
the first time last April and beginning of May in company with 
juncos and tree sparrows. (Coubeaux.) On June 8th, 1893, at 
Banff, Alberta, I found a nest and eggs of this species built in 
* a willow bush five feet from the ground. (W. Raine.) 
BREEDING Nores.—Nest built on a horizontal bough composed 
of vegetable matter, fibre and rootlets, lined with hair. Eggs, 
four, pale dull greenish, almost white, sparsely sprinkled with 
blackish and lilac. (G. R. White.) A bird that is hardly as plen- 
tiful, apparently, in Ontario, as in former years. I have found the 
nest three times in Ontario, twice in a small spruce tree and once 
in a cedar. I also saw a nest at Lansdowne, Ont., in a small 
maple. This is a late breeder, all the eggs I have seen were laid 
