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Indian discovered a nest of this species about sixty miles south of 

 Fort Anderson, we never discovered another. (Macfarlane.) Toler- 

 ably common in small flocks and more frequently seen along the 

 banks of both branches of the Saskatchewan. This bird is one of 

 our constant winter visitors, arriving about the end of October and 

 leaving about the end of March. (Coubeaux.) 



515a. Rocky Mountain Pine Grosbeak. 



Pinicola ermcleator montana Ridgw. 1898. 



This species was taken at Banff, Rocky mountains, in 1891 ; 

 both old and young birds seen at Canmore near Banff in June, 1885 ; 

 saw two on a mountain on the north side of the Miette river near 

 Jasper House, Alta., August 29th, 1898; common around Revelstoke, 

 B.C., up to April 28th, 1890; their chief food was buds of balsam 

 poplar; seen as late as May 23rd in the Eagle pass, B.C.; not rare 

 on Mount Queest, Gold range, Shuswap lake, B.C., alt. 6,000 feet, 

 August, 1889; and one seen near the summit of a mountain at Rob- 

 son, Columbia river, B.C., June 24th, 1890; saw two on the first summit 

 west of the Skagit in 1905; observed a small flock at an altitude 

 of about 5,000 feet, east of the Columbia river on the International 

 Boundary, B.C., September 10th, 1902. (Spreadborough.) 



Breeding Notes. — -I have a nest and four eggs that were taken 

 at Banff, in the Rocky mountains, June 3rd, 1896. The nest is 

 composed of twigs, roots and grass; lined with fine roots and hair. 

 It was built on the branch of a spruce tree about 15 feet from the 

 ground. (W. Raine.) 



515c. Alaskan Pine Grosbeak. 



Pinicola enucleatar alascensis Ridgw. 1898. 



Northwestern North America, including wooded portions of 

 Alaska except Kadiak and the southern coast district, south in 

 winter to Montana and eastern British Columbia. (Ridgway.) A 

 winter visitant to the valley of the Chilliwack river, B.C.; common 

 winter resident in Cariboo district; breeds in the timber zone and 

 winters at Okanagan on the mountains. (Brooks.) East and west 

 of Coast range, except Vancouver island, also taken at Fort Simp- 

 son, B.C., by W. B. Anderson. (Fannin.) Rare at Metlakatla, 

 B.C. (Rev. J. H. Keen.) 



