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Mt. lake, on our northern boundary, long. 114°, W. suggests the 

 possibility of this form breeding also on the mountains at that point, 

 or not far to the north. It is not reported from Pt. Barrow, is rare 

 at St. Michael, Alaska, and is probably an interior race. Breeding 

 birds have been examined from Fort Yukon and St. Michael, Alaska ; 

 Arctic coast east of Fort Anderson, also Horton river and Franklin 

 bay; from Fort ReUance, Fort Resolution and Big island, Great 

 Slave lake; also from Saskatchewan region. Non-breeding from 

 Chilliwack, B.C. (Dwight.) This very handsome lark arrives in the 

 Northwest Territories along with the Lapland bunting, with 

 which it associates. It retires to the marshy and eastern wooded 

 districts to breed, extending its range to the shores of the 

 Arctic sea. {Richardson.) East of and including the Coast 

 range ; I have taken it on the summit. {Fannin.) Common 

 spring and autumn migrant at Chilliwack, B.C. {Brooks.) This 

 species arrives before the first of April at Indian Head, Sask., but 

 in what numbers it is hard to determine as the form that remains 

 to breed may be praticola or arenicola or even hoyti. The specimen 

 in our collection was shot on April 12, 1892, and on the same day I 

 took a specimen of arenicola; on April 19, 1890, another specimen 

 was taken at Revelstoke, B.C., where they appeared to be common; 

 in April, 1891, specimens were taken at Banff, Rocky mountains; 

 no specimens that proved to be this form were taken in the autumn ; 

 four specimens taken at Huntingdon on the boundary between 

 Washington and British Columbia, in September, 1901, proved to 

 to be this form. It is more than probable that Dr. Dwight is correct 

 when he says that this may breed on the mountains north of the 

 United States boundary. {Spreadborough.) Kenai mountains, Alaska, 

 found breeding on the high barren mountains. {Figgins.) A small 

 flock of ten or fifteen was seen flying about the summit of the 

 " Portage mountain " between the head of ChuUtna river and 

 Swan lake, Alaska. {Osgood.) Throughout Alaska this species appears 

 to be very rare. Two specimens were taken in the vicinity of St. 

 Michael during my residence there, and three were secured on the 

 upper Yukon. All these were young males. It is much more common 

 on the upper Yukon in spring and summer than along the shores of 

 Behring sea, where it can only be counted a very rare straggler. 

 {Nelson.) A single specimen of this bird was brought to me by a 

 native who said he had just killed it at Egg island, a few miles from 

 the village of St. Michael. {Turner.) 



