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poll at Indian Head, Assa., which were common from April Ist to 
20th, 1892. (Spreadborough.) Carlton House, on the South 
Saskatchewan, November to March. (Blakiston vide Ridgway.) 
North to Lapierre’s House, on the Mackenzie River ; common. 
(Ross.) I carefully examined all flocks of redpolls in the winter of 
1897-98 in the Cariboo district, B.C., and only secured one specimen 
that showed any approach to eatlipes. (Brooks.) This is the prevail- 
ing species of the genus throughout northern Alaska, where it 
occurs ingreat numbers. It is indistinguishable from the common 
redpoll except for the differences in coloration and is constantly 
associated with them. (JVe/son.) This species is a common bird 
throughout the entire territory of Alaska. (Zurner.) This species 
is not common at Point Barrow, and only of irregular occurrence. 
We only obtained one nest and saw very few birds. (JJurdoch.) 
The hoary redpoll was a common resident throughout the region 
around Kotzebue Sound. Out of 112 skins taken 104 were of this 
species. (Gvrimnell.) Sixteen specimens taken at Point Barrow,. 
Alaska, exhibit very little variation. (W2ztmer Stone.) I secured 
two young from a flock about fifteen miles above Circle City, 
Alaska, August 13th, 1899 ; and Osgood, one on the Igth, from a 
flock at Circle City ; rather common in small flocks at St. Michael 
in September. (Szshop.) 
BREEDING Notes.—The hoary redpoll was a common resident 
throughout the region under consideration. At Cape Blossom 
during July, 1898, they were mainly in pairs, though small com-. 
panies of from 4 to 8 were occasionally seen. They frequented 
the dwarf willow and alder patches, especially among the hills. 
back from the coast. Two nests were found on the 2oth of July. 
They were each built in the crotches of low bushes about two 
feet from the ground, and were only one hundred feet apart on a 
slope sparsely covered with small bushes. The nests were com- 
posed of dried mildewed grasses externally, with a thick lining of 
cottony down from the seed-cases of a kind of grass, and a few 
feathers. One of the nests contained four eggs and the other five. 
Both sets were far advanced in incubation and the latter set con- 
tained one infertile egg. The female birds were sitting closely 
when the nests were discovered, and in both cases I nearly 
touched them before they slipped from the nests. They darted 
quickly out of sight, making no solicitous demonstrations what- 
ever. Another nest was found near Cape Blossom on July Ist, 
