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in the case of the first nest. It contained two pipped eggs and 
one newly hatched young. The parents evinced more solicitude 
in this case, chirping and flying from tree to tree. The third nest 
was found similarly, though the female left the nest unobserved 
and I had to wait until she returned to be able to locate the nest. 
This was 15 feet from the ground, hidden in the dense spruce top, 
as before. There was but one fresh egg. This measures °77 x °58. 
It is almost white (before blown, pinkish) with scattering abruptly- 
defined spots and lines of bay and fawn colour, must numerous at 
the larger end. The three nests are just alike in every way. They 
consist externally of short dry spruce twigs ; and internally of a 
black wool-like lichen, closely felted, and with ascanty admixture 
of feathers and bits of grasses. The nests are nearly black, and 
thus present an odd appearance as compared with those of theusual 
consistency of other birds. The nest measurements are : inter- 
nal diameter 2°20, depth 1:20; external diameter 4:00, depth 2°50. 
(Grinnell.) | have a set of 4eggs taken at Sandwich Bay,Labrador, 
April oth, 1894, by L. Dicks. The nest is made of fine roots and 
twigs, lined with moss and animals fur, and the 4 eggs are pale 
bluish white, spctted at the larger ends with brown of various 
shades, black and lilac grey. The eggs of the two species of 
crossbill are seldom obtained, for like the Canada jay they have 
eggs while the snow is on the ground very early in the spring and 
at a time when it is cifficult to get into the woods on account of 
the snow. (W. Raine.) 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
Seven; three taken at Ottawa by Mr. F. A. Saunders and Prof. 
Macoun ; two at Bracebridge, Ont., February, 1892, and two at- 
Banff, Rocky Mountains, June, 1891, by Mr. W. Spreadborough. 
CLXXXIX. LEUCOSTICTE Swainson. 1831. 
523. Aleutian Leucosticte. 
Leucosticte griseonucha (BRANDT) Bonap. 1850. 
East and west of the Coast Range; tolerably common. (/annin.) 
On the Aleutian Islands, from one extremity to the other, is 
found this large and beautiful finch, extending its habitat thence 
north to include the Prybilof Islands and the small island of St. 
Matthew still further to the north. East of the Aleutian chain 
