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529). Willow Goldfinch. 
NI 
Astragalinus tristis salicamans (GRINNELL) RIDGW. 1899. 
Of irregular occurrence during early winter at Okanagan, B.C. 
(Brooks.) Chiefly confined to the mainland on both slopes of the 
Coast range and in the Rocky mountain district. (/annin.) Abun- 
dant on both slopes of the Coast range. (Lord.) The above cita- 
tions may in part at least refer to pallidus. 
CCXVI. SPINUS Kocu. 1816. 
533. Pine Siskin. 
Spinus pinus (WILS.) STEJN. 1884. 
Recorded as common in Labrador by Audubon. (Packard.) 
Rather rare along the northeastern coast of Labrador in company 
with redpolls. (Witmer Stone.) A summer migrant in Newfound- 
land. (Reeks.) Large flocks seen commonly along the Humber 
river, Newfoundland. 1899. (Louis H. Porter.) Rather common 
in Nova Scotia; a summer resident. (Downs.) Three seen on 
Sable island, N.S., June 3rd, one on July 24th, and a number on 
October 4th, 1902; one seen, June 7th, 1904; one, June 16th, 1905, 
and one, July 2nd, 1907. (J. Bouteler.) A few observed at 
Baddeck, Cape Breton island. (fF. H. Allen.) Small flocks were 
seen at Shulee, Cumberland county, N.S., and at Hebert river 
in December; none were seen at Parrsboro. When I returned to 
Hebert river in March I found it by far the most abundant bird. 
(Morrell.) Large flocks seen at North Sydney, Cape Breton island, 
in November, 1901, and on June 8th, 1902; probably breeds.. (C. R. 
Harte.) Breeds near Wolfville, Kings .county, N.S. regularly, in 
May and June, and usually is common till September; at other 
times of the year it is very irregular; resident throughout Nova 
Scotia, and found breeding from April until August. (H. F’. Tujts.) 
It surprised me to meet this species but once on Prince Edward 
island,—a male at Souris. (Dwight.) A common species in New 
Brunswick; breeds very early. (Chamberlain.) <A very irregular 
winter visitor; I think that some years it breeds at Scotch Lake, 
York county, N.B. (W. H. Moore.) Quite common in the Resti- 
gouche valley, N.B., in summer. (Brittain & Cox.) One of the most 
