CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 535 
Pass in the Gold Range; occasional in woods at Spence’s Bridge 
and Kamloops, also at Agassiz and Westminster Junction in 1389; 
abundant at Chilliwack; a few seen at McGuire’s, and two observed 
on the International Boundary at Huntingdon in 1901; a common 
summer resident throughout Vancouver Island. (Spreadborough.) 
Abundant summer resident everywhere. (Séreator.) An abundant 
summer resident throughout the province ; breeds on Vancouver: 
Island and mainland. (/annim.) Common summer resident at 
Chilliwack. (Brooks.) Fairly abundant and uniformly distributed 
over the coasts, mainland and- islands of British Columbia. 
( Rhoads.) 
Breepinc Nores.—Mr. G. F. Dippie and myself have both 
received eggs and skins of this bird from Red Deer, Alta.; on 
June 3rd, 1898, Mr. Wenman found a nest on the Red Deer River, 
it contained four eggs and was built in a poplar five feet from the 
ground. (IV. Raine.) 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
Twenty-seven; one taken at Athabasca Landing, Atha., May 29, 
1888, by Mr.J. M. Macoun,; three at Edmonton, Alta.,in May, 1397, 
one taken at Cannfiore, Rocky Mountains, May 25th, 1891, two at 
Banff, Rocky Mountains, June, r8g1, four at Revelstoke, B.C., in 
May, 1890, two at Deer Park,B.C., June, 1890, three at Trail, B.C., 
May and June, 1902, one at Spence’s Bridge, B.C., May 31st, 1389, 
two at Agassiz, B.C., May, 1889, five at Chilliwack, B.C.,in May, 
Ig01, two at Huntington, B.C., in September, 1901, and one at 
Comox, Vancouver Island, June 20th, 1893, all taken by Mr. 
Spreadborough. 
608. Scarlet Tanager. 
Piranga erythromelas ViEILL. 1819. 
A fewoccur in the spring in Nova Scotia. (Downs.) A very rare 
summer resident in New Brunswick; has been taken at the Grand 
Falls of the St. John. (Chamberlain.) A rare summer visitor at 
Scotch Lake, York Co., N.B. (W. H. Moore.) Taken at Lorette; 
a rare summer visitor around Quebec. (Dionne.) A transient 
visitant, but common around Montreal; I have not seen it in the 
autumn. (Wintle.) 
Moderately common summer resident at Ottawa. (Otawa 
Naturalist, Vol\l. V.) This handsome bird occasionally breeds near 
