G08 THE BIRDS OF MANITOBA THOMPSON. 



bird disappeared in a tangled thicket, whence at times he uttered a 

 peculiar " c/mrA:," as he threaded its mazes. I managed, however, to 

 get a good look at him, and found he was a Rose-breasted Grosbeak. 



On July 17, near the mill in the spruce bush, I shot a Eose-breasted 

 Grosbeak, male, length 8, extension 12i; stomach full of catapillars 

 small insects, and seeds. The species is not uncommon here. 



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 208. Calaniospiza nielauocorys. Lark Bnutiug. Bnfl'alo Bird. 



Probably Manitoban ; rare, noted on Souris Plain and west to Cy- 

 press Hills (Macoun). Moorsejaw, Northwest Territory, July 18, 1884. 

 Buffalo Birds (piite common (Miller Christy), 



(The first of the above records refers partly to the extreme south- 

 west of Manitoba, and may entitle this bird to a place in our list — E. 

 E. T).- 



209. Piranga erythromelas. Scarlet Tauager. 



Rare summer resident in woodlands. Winnipeg: Accidental visit- 

 ant at Fort Rouge, just across Maiu Street Bridge, I saw one speci- 

 men, a male. May 15, 1887, on the bank of Assiuiboine River (Hine). 

 North to Lake Winnipeg (Ridgway). " I saw one pair only about the 

 6th June, 1880, in township 13, range 1 east, where I camped for a day 

 (it was the first and only time I had ever seen the birds, but my com- 

 panion, Mr. Clementi-Smith, now of Brandon, who had lived several 

 years in Ontario, told me he had seen several pairs on the shores 

 of Lake Winnipeg), the pair were nesting when we saw them; they 

 were within 20 feet of us for a couple of hours. Mr. Clementi had rec- 

 ognized their peculiar call, for half a mile before we saw them (R. H. 

 Hunter), Qu'Appelle ; occurs sometimes, but is rather rare (Guern- 

 sey). In Minnesota, common (Trippe). 



210. Progne subis. Purple Martiu. 



Rare summer resident. Oak Point, 1884: Arrived May 19 ; scarce; 

 1885, first seen, one on May 17 ; next seen three on May 20 ; is common 

 and breeds here (Small), Winnipeg : Summer resident tolerably com- 

 mon (Hine), Portage la Prairie: Scarcesummer resident in 1884; first 

 seen May 23; common since 1886; later and at Winnipeg (Nash). 

 Lake Manitoba : Rare ; one pair collected at Manitoba House (Macoun). 

 Carberry : Rare, and not known to breed ; Pembina River (Thompson). 

 Two Rivers, 1885 : First seen, two on May 26 ; next seen May 28, 

 (Griddle), Turtle Mountain : Breeding (Coues). Shell River, 1885: 

 First seen, one male on May 23; next seen, two more same day; not 

 breeding, transient visitant only (Calcutt). 



On May 18, 1882, at Pembina River, near Plum Lake : Found one or 

 two hollow oak trees in a thin, scraggy wood, along by the river, that 

 were tenanted by half a dozen pairs of Purple Martins, The birds 



