450 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 
Indian discovered a nest of this species about sixty miles south of 
Fort Anderson, we never discovered another. (Macfarlane.) Toler- 
ably common in small flocks and more frequently seen along the 
banks of both branches of the Saskatchewan. This bird is one of 
our constant winter visitors, arriving about the end of October and 
leaving about the end of March. (Coubeaux.) 
515a. Rocky Mountain Pine Grosbeak. 
Pimcola enucleator montana RipGW. 18698. 
This species was taken at Banff, Rocky mountains, in 1891; 
both old and young birds seen at Canmore near Banff in June, 1885; 
saw two on a mountain on the north side of the Miette river near 
Jasper House, Alta., August 29th, 1898; common around Revelstoke, 
B.C., up to April 28th, 1890; their chief food was buds of balsam 
poplar; seen as late as May 23rd in the Eagle pass, B.C.; not rare 
on Mount Queest, Gold range, Shuswap lake, B.C., alt. 6,000 feet, 
August, 1889; and one seen near the summit of a mountain at Rob- 
son, Columbia river, B.C., June 24th, 1890; saw two on the first summit 
west of the Skagit in 1905; observed a small flock at an altitude 
of about 5,000 feet, east of the Columbia river on the International 
Boundary, B.C., September 1oth, 1902. (Spreadborough.) 
BREEDING Nortes.—I have a nest and four eggs that were taken 
at Banff, in the Rocky mountains, June 3rd, 1896. The nest is 
composed of twigs, roots and grass; lined with fine roots and hair. 
It was built on the branch of a spruce tree about 15 feet from the 
ground. (W. Ravine.) 
515e. Alaskan Pine Grosbeak. 
Pinicola enucleator alascensts R1IDGW. 1898. 
Northwestern North America, including wooded portions of 
Alaska except Kadiak and the southern coast district, south in 
winter to Montana and eastern British Columbia. (Ridgway.) A 
winter visitant to the valley of the Chilliwack river, B.C.; common 
winter resident in Cariboo district; breeds in the timber zone and 
winters at Okanagan on the mountains. (Brooks.) East and west 
of Coast range, except Vancouver island, also taken at Fort Simp- 
son, B.C., by W. B. Anderson. (Fannin.) Rare at Metlakatla, 
B.Cl (Rev! fa Keen.) 
