466 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 



Lake Okanagan; the typical species breeds on the high mountains 

 near Barkerville, Cariboo district, B.C. (Brooks.) A flock of three 

 birds was seen near Field, Rocky mountains, B.C. (Rhoads.) 



Breeding Notes. — ^As the nest and eggs of this bird have never 

 been recorded, I am pleased to describe them for the first time. I 

 have a nest of four eggs with the parent bird that were taken at . 

 Banff, Rocky mountains, Alta., on June 9th, 1892, by Mr. Wm. 

 Fear. The nest is made of roots and fine bark lined with fine grass 

 and was built in a crevice of a rock, and the eggs are pure white, 

 averaging .90X .65. (W. Raine.) 



524:a. Hepburn Leucosticte. 



Leitcosticte tephrocotis littoralis (Baird) Coues. 1872. 



The types of this form came from Sitka, and since then specimens 

 have been obtained from Sitka, Kadiak, British Columbia, Wyoming 

 and Rocky mountain region as far south as Colorado. (Nelson.) 

 Abundant summer resident on both sides of the Coast range. (Lord.) 

 We found this bird only at the summit of the White pass, head of 

 Lynn canal. (Bishop.) From the coast to the Rocky mountains; 

 at Ashcroft, Clinton and Burrard inlet. Taken at Port Simpson by 

 Mr. W. B. Anderson. (Fannin.) Rare winter visitant at Chilli- 

 wack ; breeds above the timber line in the Coast range ; some of the 

 specimens seen at Lake Okanagan may have been this species; 

 typical specimens taken in the winter in the Cariboo district, B.C. 

 (Brooks.) Found tolerably common on the summit of Mount Arrow- 

 smith, Vancouver island, July i9.th, 1887. (Macoun.) One speci- 

 men seen on top of a mountain at the foot of Chilliwack lake, B.C., 

 July 20th, 1901. (Spreadborough.) 



European Linnet. 



Linota cannabina L. 



Two specimens were seen in a flock of English sparrows at Toronto, 

 Ont. in January, 189O, by Mr. Wm. Loan who took one aUve. This 

 bird was identified by. Mr. Ernest Seton who says : ' ' The question 

 how the birds came here is not easily answered for this could not 

 have been a cage bird escaped as its breast still bore the rosy tinge 

 that so soon is lost in captivity." (/. H. Fleming.) 



