534 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 
12-Mile Lake, near Wood Mountain, Assa., in sage flats; fifty 
miles further west on Frenchman’s River, in sage flats, they were 
again numerous and breeding under sage brush}. ‘at. Bastion 
Post, Cypress Hills, Assa., it was again noticed; also at Farewell 
Creek, and lastly at’ Sucker Creek, west end of Cypress Hills 
where there was a flock of over thirty ; they always nested in the 
sage brush and lived in colonies; one individual was shot at Banff, 
Rocky Mountains in May, 1891. (Spreadborough.) I never saw 
this bird in Manitoba but it is not at all scarce in western Assini- 
boia and Alberta. I found its nest at Rush Lake and Crane Lake, 
Assa. It makes its nest in the grass and lays 4 pale blue eggs. 
This species and McCown’s longspur are two of the sweetest 
songsters on the prairie. (W. Raine.) 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS, 
One taken at 12-Mile Lake, Assa., June 6th, 1895, and one 
taken at Crane Lake, Assa., June 1oth, 1894, both by Mr. Spread- 
borough, 
Famity XLIV. TANAGRIDAS, TANAGERsS. 
CCXIV. PIRANGA VIEILLor. 1807. 
607. Louisiana Tanager. 
Piranga ludoviciana (WILS.) RICHARDSON. 1837. 
Fort Chipweyan, Lake Athabasca, Atha. (Aidgway.) Abun- 
dant at Athabasca Landing, 90 miles north of Edmonton, and up 
the Athabasca to Lesser Slave River. A few were seen down the 
Athabasca to Fort McMurray, Lat. 56° 40’. (/. M. Macoun.) 
Common from the mouth of Lesser Slave River to Peace River 
Landing, Lat. 56° 15’, in June, 1903; first seen May 8th, 1897, at 
Edmonton, Alta.; after this date they became common and soon 
began to breed; common from Edmonton to Yellowhead Pass in 
June, t898; common in the foothills from Calgary to Crow’s 
Nest Pass; not very common at Banff, 1891, but breed in the 
Bow River valley from the “Gap” inwards. They are found all 
through the mountains, but seem tobe most abundant in the 
Columbia valley both east and west of the Selkirks. Very com- 
mon at Revelstoke, Deer Park and Robson, in the Columbia 
valley ; apparently breeding in tall trees as no nests were taken 
although many birds were seen; also taken west of the Eagle 
