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wack river, B.C., August 2nd, 1906. (Spreadborough.) I never saw 
this bird in Manitoba but it is not at all scarce in southwestern 
Saskatchewan and Alberta. I found its nest at Rush lake and 
Crane lake, Sask. It makes its nest in the grass and lays 4 pale blue 
eggs. This species and McCown’s longspur are two of the sweetest 
songsters on the prairie. (W. Raine.) 
Famity XLIVII. TANAGRIDAS. Tanacers. 
CCXXXVIII. PIRANGA VretLLor. 1807. 
607. Louisiana Tanager. 
Piranga ludoviciana (WILS.) RICHARDSON. 1837. 
Fort Chipweyan, Lake Athabaska, Alta. (Ridgway.) Abundant 
at Athabaska Landing, 90 miles north of Edmonton, and up the 
Athabaska to Lesser Slave river. A few were seen down the Atha- 
baska to Fort McMurray, lat. 56° 40’. (J. M. Macoun.) Common 
from the mouth of Lesser Slave river to Peace River Landing, lat. 
56° 15’, in June, 1903; first seen, May 8th, 1897, at Edmonton, 
Alta.; after this date they became common and soon began to breed ; 
common from Edmonton to Yellowhead pass in June, 1898; common 
in the foothills from Calgary to Crow Nest pass; not very common 
at Banff, 1891, but breed in the Bow river valley from the ‘‘Gap”’ 
inwards. They are found all through the mountains, but seem to be 
most abundant in the Columbia valley both east and west of the 
Selkirks; very common at Revelstoke, Deer park and Robson, in the 
Columbia valley; common along the International Boundary from 
Elko, B.C. west to Chilliwack lake in 1904 and 1905, apparently 
breeding in tall trees as no nests were taken although many birds 
were seen; also taken west of the Eagle pass in the Gold range; 
occasional in woods at Spence Bridge and Kamloops, also at Agassiz 
and Westminster Junction in 1889; abundant at Chilliwack; a few 
seen at McGuire’s, and two observed on the International Boundary 
at Huntingdon in 1901; a common summer resident throughout 
Vancouver island. (Spreadborough.) Abundant summer resident 
everywhere. (Streator.) An abundant summer resident throughout 
the province; breeds on Vancouver island and mainland. (Fannin.) 
Common summer resident at Chilliwack. (Brooks.) Fairly abundant 
and uniformly distributed over the coasts, mainland and islands of 
British Columbia. (Rhoads.) 
