462 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 
Only two records for Portage la Prairie. (Atkinson.) Common on 
Methye river in flocks; a few between that river and Isle a la Crosse, 
Sask. (J. MM. Macoun.) Saw several on Macleod river, west of 
Edmonton, Alta., June 19, 1898. Quite common in the woods at 
Banff, Rocky mountains, and evidently breeding in the summer of 
1891; two seen in the Crow Nest pass in 1897. (Spreadborough.) 
This crossbill inhabits the dense spruce forests of the Northwest 
Territories, feeding principally on the seeds of the cones. It ranges 
through the whole breadth of the continent and probably up to 
lat, 68°, where the woods terminate, though it was not observed by 
us north of lat. 63°. (Richardson.) North to Fort Good Hope on 
the Mackenzie river. (Ross.) A pair of this species was obtained 
during our residence at Fort Anderson but no nests were seen, 
(Macfarlane.) Rocky mountain district; Beaver pass, B.C., by 
Mr. Geo. Hyde. (Fannin.) Three specimens taken at Chilliwack, 
B.C.; quite abundant in the Cariboo district in the winter of 1898-99 
and common in the summer of 1900. (Brooks.) Common on Queen 
Charlotte islands, B.C., but no specimens were taken; common at 
Cook inlet, Alaska, but always in pairs. (Osgood.) Although the 
last species is thus far known only as an excessively rare visitant 
in the northern portion of Alaska, the present bird is found in the 
greatest abundance wherever trees occur to afford shelter. (Nelson.) 
This species is abundant in the interior of the Yukon district and 
other wooded parts. It only occasionally visits St. Michael and 
then never in large flocks. (Turner.) This species was a common 
resident throughout the year in certain parts of the Kowak valley, 
Kotzebue sound. They were always to be found along the bases 
of the mountains, especially in the tracts of small spruces bearing 
great clusters of cones. (Grinnell.) Crossbills in flocks of from 
half a dozen to one hundred individuals were often seen from Lake 
Lebarge to Charlie village, July 16th to August 11th, 1899, on the 
Yukon river, Yukon district. (Bishop.) One adult male was taken 
at Sheep creek, Alaska, August 7, 1903 and a female, September 
9. (Anderson.) 
BREEDING Notes.—On April 26th I found a regular paradise for 
crossbills. It was a stretch of the requisite dwarf spruce lying along 
the Jade mountains near the head of Hunt river. Here I met 
with several flocks of white-winged crossbills which, from their 
unusually lively behaviour, indicated the mating season to be at 
