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1888. (Macoun.) Abundant in flocks, mixed with the following 
species, feeding chiefly on larch trees on Prince Edward island. 
(Dwight.) A rather common resident in New Brunswick. (Cham- 
berlain.) Not uncommon in the Restigouche valley, N.B. (Brittain 
& Cox.) Rare on the Magdalen islands; a male seen on Grindstone 
island. (Bishop.) Taken at Charlesbourg; common summer resi- 
dent in eastern Quebec. (Dionne.) A transient visitant but com- 
mon; they are very erratic in their movements and may appear at 
Montreal at any time during the year, but I have never heard of 
them breeding in this district; I saw a small flock of this species 
May 14th, 1883, at Cote St. Antoine, feeding on the cones of a larch 
tree. (Wvntle.) A common summer visitor at Scotch Lake, York 
county, N.B. (W.H. Moore.) A common winter resident at Ottawa, 
Ont. The summer records are as follows: May 10, 1882; August 4, 
1887; June 19, 1889, and July 3, 1890. (Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. V.) 
In the winter of 1897 this bird was very common in Ontario; and 
in 1898 I saw a pair at Lansdowne in the month of April. They 
frequented some hemlock trees in the village, but I could never 
make out that they were breeding. Since that year I have scarcely 
seen one. (Rev. C. J. Young.) Resident in the districts of Parry 
Sound and Muskoka. They gather in immense flocks and come 
into the settlement or about the lumber shanties. Irregular winter 
visitor at Toronto, Ont. (/.H. Fleming.) There were enormous 
numbers of this bird in the vicinity of Whitney near Algonquin 
park, Ont., in November and December, 1898; and in the following 
April there was an extraordinary migration to the neighbourhood 
of Toronto, many remaining till the third week in May. It is pos- 
sible that the Whitney hordes may have wandered south which 
would account for a visit in such numbers to this locality on the 
return trip. (/. Hughes-Samuel.) Saw a small flock both old and 
young at Cache lake, Algonquin park, July 2, 1900. (Spreadborough.) 
A winter visitor at Guelph, Ont. (A. B. Klugh.) Transient visitant 
at Penetanguishene, Ont. Have noticed some immense flocks at 
rare intervals. (A. F. Young.) A small flock seen at our camp on 
Echiamamish river, Keewatin, June 25, 1900. (Edward A. Preble.) 
A winter visitant in Manitoba; possibly also breeding. In Mani- 
toba I failed to detect its presence excepting during winter and 
spring. It is common wherever there is plenty of spruce and tamarac, 
for the seeds of those are its favourite food. Saw one at Great Slave 
