CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 445 
with redpolls. (Witmore Stone.) A summer migrant in Newfound- 
land. (Reeks.) Large flocks seen commonly along the Humber 
River, Newfoundland, 1899. (Louis H. Porter.) Rather common 
-in Nova Scotia; a summer resident. (Dowmns.) Three seen on 
Sable Island, N.S., June 3rd, one on July 24th and.a number 
on October 4th, 1902. (James Bouteillier.) A few observed 
at Baddeck, Cape Breton Island. (7. H. Allen.) Small flocks 
-were seen at Shulee, Cumberland Co., N.S. and at Hebert River 
in December ; none were seen at Parrsboro. When I returned to 
Hebert River in March I found it by far the most abundant 
bird. (Morrell.) Warge flocks seen at North Sydney, Cape Bre- 
ton Island, in November, 1go1, and on June 8th, 1902 ; probably 
breeds..* (C. KR: Harvie.) Breeds near Wolfville, Kings Co., N:.S., 
regularly in May and June and usually is common till September ; 
at other times of the year, it is very irregular, (4..7u/ts.) It 
surprised me to meet this species but once on Prince Edward Is- 
land,—a male at Souris. (Dwzght.) A common species in New 
Brunswick; breeds very early. (Chamberlain.) A very irregular 
winter visitor; I think that some years it breeds at Scotch Lake, 
York Co., N.B. (W. H.Moore.) Quite common in the Restigouche 
valley, N.B.; in summer. (Brittain & Cox.) One of the most 
abundant birds on the Magdalen Islands until July, 1887. (Bzshop.) 
Abundant at Gaspé and apparently nesting in the spruces and 
balsams in the village street, July 14th; later, July 24th, it was 
found in flocks at Ellis Bay, Anticosti. (Bvewster.) Taken at Beau- 
port; acommon summer resident in eastern Quebec. (Dzonne.) A 
common winter visitant at Montreal; I observed a large flock of 
these birds, October, 18th, 1885 on Isle Jesus, feeding on willows. 
(Winttle.) 
A common winter resident at Ottawa, Ont.; though some- 
what irregular in its visits like most of our winter birds. 
Summer records are as follows: May 10,1882; May 15, and August 
15, 1884; May 2, 1888, and May 16, 1890. (Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. 
V.) Ihave often met with immense flocks in the Parry Sound 
and Muskoka districts. They keep together till May when they 
either disperse or disappear, In the winter the flocks are joined 
by redpolls and goldfinches. (/. A. Fleming.) A winter visitor at 
Guelph, Ont. (A. B. Klugh.) Winter resident at Penetanguishene, 
Ont. (A. F. Young.) An irregular migrant in Manitoba; often 
seen in flocks of hundreds. (Zhompson-Seton.) Two specimens 
