CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 435 
MUSEUM SPECIMEN. 
One; taken on Mount Arrowsmith, Vancouver Island, July 
17th, 1887, by Prof. Macoun. 
CXC. ACANTHIS BecustTeErn. 1803. 
527. Greenland Redpoll. 
Acanthis hornemannit (Hovs.) STEJN. 1884. 
Said to be constantly resident in Greenland and a regular 
breeder but not further south than Lat. 70° north. (Avrct. Man.) 
Very abundant in winter in northern Labrador. Not occurring in 
summer from May 15th to September Ist of each year. (Packard.) 
Fort Churchill, Hudson Bay. (Clarke.) 
About the year 1863, a friend who used to join me in some of 
my local collecting trips, was in the town of Galt, Ont,, and seeing 
asmall flock of large light-colored redpol!s, secured two of the 
lot and sent them to me in the flesh. (Mcllwraith.) 
527a. Hoary Redpoll. 
Acanthis hornemannit exilipes (COVES) STEJN. 1884. 
' Abundant and resident in Labrador ; breeds plentifully at Fort 
Chimo, where nests and eggs were obtained by Nelson. (fackard.) 
Specimens of this bird, taken by Mr. W. L. Scott in the spring 
of 1883, were identified by Dr. Coues. It is also included in the 
list of arrivals for 1887 on March rtgth. (Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. 
V.) During the winter of 1896 a flock of redpolls was observed 
at East Toronto. I secured nine specimens from what I was 
given to understand was the same flock. Mr. Ridgeway identified 
them all as Acanthis exilpes. The specimens were taken in Feb- 
ruary and March, 1897. I have examined a specimen taken by 
Mr.Kay at Port Sydney, Muskoka District. (/. H. Meming.) One 
specimen killed out of a large flock of redpolls at Hamilton Beach, 
Ont., by Mr. K. C. McIlwraith on 6th April, 1885. (M/cl/wraith.) 
Three specimens from York Factory and one from Fort Churchill, 
Hudson Bay, collected in July, 1900, are referable to this form. 
(EZ. A. Prebles.) 
A migrant and winter vistitant in Manitoba. Specimens were 
taken at Carberry in the early winter from a flock of A. daria. 
~ (Thompson-Seton.) Quite numerous in flocks of the common red- 
