472 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 
ritory, including Kadiak and the Sitkan region, the present bird 
is found to the exclusion of the other. (Nelson.) This species is 
a common resident of all parts of Alaska, excepting the Aleutian 
islands. In the latter district it is a summer visitor only; though 
breeding there I have never observed it west of Unalaska island. 
(Turner.) Large flocks were seen frequently both at Hope and 
Tyonek, Cook inlet, Alaska, in August, 1900. (Osgood.) Of the 
112 skins taken at Kotzebue sound, only seven were referable to 
this species. Although few were taken they evidently breed in 
the country as specimens were taken from March to October. (Grin- 
nell.) Noted at Seldovia and Sheep creek, Kenai peninsula, Alaska. 
(Anderson.) We saw several, usually in pairs and very shy, at 
Bennett, B.C., June 17th, 1899, and near Charlie village a fine male. 
(Bishop.) 
BREEDING NOTES.—During the last week of May and early in 
June, 1899, Mr. A. P. Low found this bird breeding abundantly at 
the mouth of the Great Whale river, Hudson bay, and I secured 
close upon 150 eggs of this species that were then collected. The 
nests were built low down in stunted willows, not more than two 
or three feet from the ground and contained five or six eggs each. 
I have also several sets that were taken at Cartwright, Labrador, 
by the late Lambert Dicks during June, 1895. On June 2oth, 
1890, Mr. Stringer found several nests at the delta of the Mackenzie 
river, 100 miles from its mouth. Here the nests were built in willows 
two or three feet from the ground and contained four and five eggs 
each. I have three nests collected by Mr. Stringer, and they are 
beautifully and compactly built, externally of fine roots and grass, 
inside felted with down and feathers. (W. Raine.) A small nest 
was found in a spruce tree about six feet from the ground on the 
Magdalen islands, June 29th, 1905. It was placed near the trunk 
of the tree and was a dainty affair, neat and rather compact, com- 
posed of coarse grass and a goodly quantity of rein deer moss lined 
with feather. The nest was about 34 inches in. diameter. (J. 
P. Callender.) 
528a. Hobeell Redpoll. 
Acanthts linarta holbellia (BREHM) DuBots. 1871. 
This species was caught in a thick fog in Grinnell bay, September 
3rd, 1877. (Kumlien.) Rather common in winter at Fort Chimo, 
