98 THE BIRDS OF MONTREAL. 



i) umbers in the month of May feeding on the ground 

 in the woods at Hochelaga. There are several 

 other species of Redpolls, and I believe some of 

 them occur here, but so far I have not secured any 



of them. 



Genus Spinus. Koch. 



170. American Goldfinch. (Yellow-bird.) S. tristis. 



(Linn.) 



"Summer Resident," abundant. Breeds in 

 Mount Royal Park. Nests found containing fresh 

 eggs from July 22nd to August 8th. Observed 

 here from April 7th to November 18th. The late 

 Mr. Caulfield saw a small flock of this species 

 December llth, 1890, at Cote St. Paul, and shot 

 one of them at the time. 



171. Pine Siskin. (Pine Linnet.) S. pinus. (Wils.) 

 " Winter Visitant," common. I observed a large 



flock of these birds October 18th, 1885, on Isle Jesus, 

 feeding in some willows. Mr. Kuetzing has found 

 this species sometimes common in winter, and has 

 often observed them here in summer, but I have 

 not seen them during the latter season, and I do not 

 think they have been found breeding in this district. 



Genus Plectrophenax. Stejneger. 



172. Snouflake. (Snowbird, Snow Bunting.) P. 



nivalis. (Linn.) 

 "Winter Visitant," abundant. Arrives here 



