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abundant at Ottawa, Ont. It appeared in immense numbers in 

 the winter of 1882-3, and again in 1888-9, ^-s did many others of our 

 winter birds. (Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. V.) More or less common 

 in Ottawa every winter. (Macoun.) In March, 1895, I saw several 

 of these birds at Lansdowne, Ont., feeding on the seeds of the black 

 ash. In the month of June, 1897, I found them common on the 

 Magdalen islands, Que., where a few breed in the thick woods of 

 spruce. Numerous flocks visited eastern Ontario during the winter 

 of 1907. They were common in the vicinity of Madoc and fed on 

 the seeds of frozen apples and crabs that still hung on a few trees. 

 (Rev. C. J. Young.) 



Irregular winter migrant, sometimes abundant at Toronto, Ont. 

 In the districts of Parry Sound and Muskoka, in September," 1898, 

 I saw small flocks feeding on the tops of the highest pines. (/. H. 

 Fleming.) A winter visitor at Guelph ; fairly common some years, 

 in others entirely absent. (A. B. Klugh.) A winter resident at 

 Penetanguishene, Ont. Very plentiful during the winter of 1900 

 and 1 90 1, when the nuts were a very heavy crop, at which time 

 they could be seen in the beech woods picking at the hulls of the 

 remaining nuts. {A. F. Young.) 



A somewhat common winter visitor in Manitoba; possibly nest- 

 ing in the northern spruce woods. First seen in 1907 on Et-then 

 island. Great Slave lake, September 21st; afterwards seen daily as 

 we journeyed southward. {E. T. Seton.) A male was seen perched 

 on a tree overhanging Hill river, near the mouth of Fox river, July 

 8th, 1900; the species was reported to us by the residents at Fort 

 Churchill. {Edward A. Preble.) A regular and abundant winter 

 visitor generally throughout Manitoba, but not known to breed. 

 {Atkinson.) Tolerably common winter resident at Aweme, Man. 

 {Criddle.) On April 1 5th, 1 892, shot a male at Indian Head, Sask. ; his 

 stomach was full of poplar and willow buds and a few seeds of the wild 

 buckwheat; none was seen afterwards. {Spreadborough.) This species 

 leads a quiet and retired life in the glomiest recesses of the conifer- 

 ous forests; it is seldom seen. It was not observed north of the 

 sixtieth parallel by any member of the expedition. It builds its 

 nest on the lower branches of a tree and feeds chiefly upon the seeds 

 of the spruce. {Richardson.) North, on the Mackenzie river, to 

 Fort Good Hope; not rare. {Ross.) In the spring of 1861 an 

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