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vicinity of Brandon, Man., 1896. (Macown.) One individual 
was seen at Crane lake, Sask., June 11th, 1894, and on the 25th 
of the same month two pairs were seen on the east end of the 
Cypress hills, Sask. ; seen June 27th 1895 in Farwell Creek 
valley, in the Cypress hills, and on the 30th along Sucker creek, 
Sask. ; common in the valley of Milk river, especially at Cas- 
tellated rocks, also on St. Mary river and Lee creek, Alta., 
and near Chief mountain at the base of the Rocky mountains. 
(Spreadborough.) A pair taken at Maple creek, Sask., June 3rd, 
1906. (A. C. Bent.) This-very gay goldfinch is one of the 
tardiest summer visitors in the Northwest Territories, and it 
retires southwards in September after a stay of a little over three 
months. (Richardson.) <A tolerably common summer resident 
near Prince Albert, Sask., breeding throughout the region. (€ouw- 
beaux.) Some of the above references probably should go to pallidus 
as our specimens from the prairie are nearly all that form. 
BREEDING NoTEes.—A common breeding summer resident at 
Ottawa, Ont. Its nest is often built in a white cedar, and is com- 
posed of downy and other soft vegetable matter; a very neat and 
compact affair, lined with horse hair, fine grass and down. Eggs 
four, of a faint bluish-white colour. (G. R. White.) This species 
nests at Ottawa and near Lake Nominingue, 100 miles north of it. 
The nest is composed of vegetable fibres, fine grass and strips of 
bark, lined mostly with thistle-down and sometimes with hairs. 
Nests in July and August and lays five or six eggs. (Garneau.) 
Not very common at Toronto, Ont., and is a late breeder, seldom 
having eggs before July 12th. (W. Raine.) 
529a. Pale Goldfinch. 
Astragalinus tristis pallidus MEARNS. 1890. 
Rocky mountain plateau district of the United States north to 
eastern British Columbia, western Manitoba, ete. (Ridgway.) First 
seen at Indian Head, Sask., June 1st, 1894, but common by the 12th; 
eight were seen at 12-Mile lake, Sask., and two collected; one 
specimen taken at Cascade, B.C.; saw two at Penticton, B.C., April 
21st, 1904. (Spreadborough.) Goldfinches were fairly common in the 
timber, especially along Maple creek, Sask. and with the exception 
of the pair referred to above were nearer pallidus than tristis. 
(AG? Bent) 
