CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. Wei 
Prince Albert, Sask. (Coubeaux.) Only one specimen of this 
beautiful bird was shot at Fort Franklin in July, 1825. It is 
merely a summer visitor to the Northwest Territories. (Richara- 
son.) A pair nested in the Canadian Pacific storeroom at Donald, 
B.C., in May, 1894. (4. F. G. White.) Seen only east of the Coast - 
Range. (Lord.) I found one or two pairs of this species breeding 
in the mountains at Ashcroft. B.C. (Streator.) A summer resident 
east of the Coast Range. (annin.) Common in migration at Chilli- 
wack. (Srooks.) Abundant in northern and western interior 
portions of British Columbia. (Aoads.) This species is recorded 
by Hartlaub from Dejah, southeastern Alaska, April 20th and 
2Ist ; as it was seen on these two days only and at this point it 
cannot be at all common in the territory. (Velson.) 
BREEDING Notes.—Found nesting in a hole in aclay butte at 
Medicine Lodge, south of Wood Mountain, June 14th, 1895. The 
nest was wholly composed of the outer bark of the old stems of 
Bigelovia graveolens, a composite plant that grew in profusion 
near the site of the nest. It contained seven light blue eggs, 
Another nest taken under the same conditions along Frenchman’s 
River, Assa., on June 2Ist, was built of the outer bark of sage 
brush (Artemisia cana) and contained the same number of eggs. 
(Macoun.) 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
Thirty; four taken at Medicine Hat, Assa., in April, 1894; two 
at Canmore, Rocky Mountains, May 2oth, 1891; seven at Banff, 
Rocky Mountains, in April, 1891; six at Revelstoke, B.C., April, 
1890; one at Trail, B.C., June 2nd, 1902; four at Penticton, B.C., 
April, 1903; three at Spence’s Bridge,B.C., June,188g9 ; three at 
Fernie, B.C., April, 1904, all by Mr. W. Spreadborough. 
One set of seven eggs taken along Frenchman’s River, Assa., 
June 21st, 1895, by the writer. 
