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somewhat abraded. I saw a small flock near my house ou 

 9 April, 1916, and was much interested in the nuptial display 

 of the males. These spread the breast and back feathers as 

 well as the tail to the fullest extent, dropping the wings low 

 and uttering their curious call-notes at the same time. Cook 

 found a clutch of five eggs at Buffalo Lake on 6 June, and 

 records the species as plentiful. 



Hesperiphona vespertiaa vespertina. Evening Grosbeak. 

 At Red Deer on 17 October, 1915, I saw a single Evening 

 Grosbeak feeding on the seeds of maple-trees growing in one 

 of the main streets, also a flock of four on 13 November in 

 same spot. In another of the main streets of the town two 

 males were feeding on Manitoba maple-seeds on 19 January, 

 1916. I noticed a flock of eight or ten near the river on 

 11 April, arfd I saw them for the last time on 6 May. 



Pinicola enucleator leucura. Alaskan Pine Grosbeak. 

 The Rev. H. M. Holdom informed me that he saw, on 10 & 

 31 January, 1915, several Pine Grosbeaks at Red Deer and 

 Clive, feeding on maple-berries. Near my house in Alix I 

 saw one specimen on 10 June, and a few close to my new 

 abode on 25 December. I secured a fine male shot near the 

 town on 11 April, 1916. They were not rare during January 

 and February in this district. Mr. J. H. Fleming states 

 that the skin examined by him was probably this species, 

 but the beak was, unfortunately, rather damaged. 



Carpodacus purpureus purpureus. Purple Finch. On 

 6 May I saw three males close to my house and a pair near 

 the mouth of the creek on 30 June. 



Acanthis linaria linaria. Redpoll. Quite plentiful at 

 Red Deer during December 1915. I noticed Redpolls 

 frequently at Alix about the same month in 1916, but 

 overlooked including records in my notes. A small flock 

 visited my garden on 7 September, 1916, and from then 

 onwards they appeared to be fairly common. 



