'886.] Seton on the Birds of Western Manitoba. "^2 2 



River. Probably all over. Arrives last week of May; departs middle of 

 September. 



i66. Spinus pinus. Pine Siskin. — An irregular spring and fall visi- 

 tant on the Big Plain. "During June it is found along the Red River in 

 hundreds." 



167. Plectrophenax nivalis. Snowflake. Snow Bunting. — Very 

 abundant spring, fiill, and winter resident, on Big Plain, at Portage la 

 Prairie, and along Red River; doubtless all over. 



168. Calcarius lapponicus. Lapland Longspur. — Very abundant 

 spring and fall migrant on Big Plain, Souris Plain, and along Red River 

 near Winnipeg. Arrives May 15, and again September 20. 



169. Calcarius pictus. Smith's Longspur. Painted Longspur. — 

 Abundant spring, but rare fall migrant on Big Plain and at Winnipeg. 

 Fall migrant on Souris {Coucs). Arrives on May 10; and again Septem- 

 ber 15. 



, 170. Calcarius ornatus. Chestnut-collared Longspur. — Common 

 summer resident all over. Local in distribution, many pairs sometimes 

 affecting a limited area of dry prairie, while again for miles no more of 

 the species are to be seen. Arrives May 16; departs August 30. 



171. Poocaetes gramineus confinis. Western Vesper Sparrow. 

 Baywing. Very abundant summer resident all over. Arrives May i ; 

 departs September 30. 



172. Ammodramus sandwichensis alaudinus. Western Savanna 

 Sparrow. — Abundant summer resident all over. Red Deer River and 

 Manitoba House. Arrives May i ; departs September 30. 



173. Ammodramus bairdii. Baird's Sparrow. — Abundant summer 

 resident throughout the Assiniboine Valley, wherever there are alkaline 

 flats. 



174. Ammodramus lecontei. Leconte's Sparrow. — Abundant sum- 

 mer resident throughout the AssiniboinQ Valley. Arrives May i ; departs 

 September 30. Nest found June 26, 1882. (See Auk, January, 1885, p. 24.) 



175. Chondestes grammacus. Lark Sparrow. — Very rare summer 

 resident. Noted only in the vicinity of Winnipeg. 



176. Zonotrichia querula. Harris's Sparrow. — Abundant spring 

 and fall migrant on Souris, Big Plain, and along Red River. Arrives 

 May 15 ; and again September 20. 



177. Zonotrichia leucophrys. White-crowned Sparrow. — Rare mi- 

 grant on Big Plain. 



178. Zonotrichia intermedia. Intermediate Sparrow. — Abundant 

 on the Souris in fall migration (Cones). 



179. Zonotrichia albicollis. White-throated Sparrow. — Abundant 

 summer resident all along the Assiniboine River from Duck Mountain 

 to Winnipeg, also along Red River. Very common around Lake Mani- 

 toba. Arrives early in May; departs late in October. 



180. Spizella monticola. Tree Sparrow. Abundant migrant. Noted 

 on Souris {Coues), Big Plain, Portage la Prairie, and Winnipeg. 



181. Spizella socialis. Chipping Sparrow. — Very rare summer resi- 



