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four pale blue eggs, dotted at the larger end with brown. 
( Garneau.) 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
Eleven ; two taken at Ottawa in May, 1888, by Prof. Macoun ; 
two at London, Ont., by Mr. W. E. Saunders; two at Bracebridge, 
Ont., in February, 1892, one at Medicine Hat, Assa., May, 1894, 
one at Spence’s Bridge, B.C., in May, 1889, one at Cascade, B.C., 
June, 1902, and two at Penticton, B.C., 1903, all by Mr. W. 
Spreadborough. 
Two sets of eggs taken at Wolfville, Kings Co., N.S.; one of 
four eggs taken June 4th, 1894, and another of three eggs taken 
August 4th, 1894, both by H. Tufts. 
CXIII. PASSERINA VIEILLIoT. 1816. 
534. Snowflake. 
Passerina nivalis (LINN.) VIEILL. 1820. 
Breeds generally throughout Greenland and said to be the 
commonest land bird on the east coast; breeds also on Melville 
Peninsula, and is very numerous on the Parry Islands; seen by 
Kane at Renssalaer Harbourin June, 1854. (Avct. Man.) Abun- 
dant at Fort Chimo, Labrador. Breeds on the islands in Ungava 
Bay and occasionally on the mainland. Resident in the southern 
portion of Labrador. (Packard.) Not observed in crossing Lab- 
rador from Richmond Gulf to Ungava Bay; observed on Hudson 
Strait going south September 2oth, 1896. (Spreadborough.) Several 
nests taken in August, 1902, in Tuctoo valley near the Peary 
headquarters, West Greenland. All the nests except one con- 
tained five eggs, the exception seven. A number of specimens 
taken at Disco, Greenland, in July, 1892, by the Relief expedition. 
The snow bunting appeared at Port Manvers, northeastern Lab- 
rador, about the roth of August after which they became abun- 
dant. (Witmer Stone.) Common from April Ist to Oct. 21st at 
Prince of Wales Sound, Hudson Strait; breeding in large num- 
bers. (Payne.) Fort Churchill, Hudson Bay. (Wrght.) Taken 
at York Factory, Hudson Bay. (Dr. R. Bell.) Very common in 
its summer migrations in Newfoundland. (Reeks.) Not so com- 
mon in winter as formerly in Nova Scotia. (Dowms.) First seen 
at Parrsboro, Cumberland Co., N.S., January 19th, 1897; not very 
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