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5296. Willow Goldfinch. 



Astragalinus tristis salicamans (Grinnell) Ridgw. 1899. 



Of irregular occurrence during early winter at Okanagan, B.C. 

 (Brooks.) Chiefly confined to the mainland on both slopes of the 

 Coast range and in th^ Rocky mountain district. (Fannin.) Abun- 

 dant on both slopes of the Coast range. (Lord.) The above cita- 

 tions may in part at least refer to pallidus. 



CCXVI. SPIN US Koch. 181 6. 

 533. Pine Siskin. 



Spinus pinus (Wils.) Stejn. 1884. 



Recorded as common in Labrador by Audubon. (Packard.) 

 Rather rare along the northeastern coast of Labrador in company 

 with redpolls. (Witmer Stone.) A summer migrant in Newfound- 

 land. (Reeks.) Large flocks seen commonly along the Humber 

 river, Newfoundland. 1899. (Louis H. Porter.) Rather common 

 in Nova Scotia; a summer resident. (Downs.) Three seen on 

 Sable island, N.S., June 3rd, one on July 24th, and a number on 

 October 4th, 1902; one seen, June 7th, 1904; one, June i6th, 1905, 

 and one, July 2nd, 1907. (/. Boutelier.) A few observed at 

 Baddeck, Cape Breton island. (F. H. Allen.) Small flocks were 

 seen at Shulee, Cumberland county, N.S., and at Hebert river 

 in December; none were seen at Parrsboro. When I returned to 

 Hebert river in March I found it by far the most abundant bird. 

 (Morrell.) Large flocks seen at North Sydney, Cape Breton island 

 in November, 1901, and on June 8th, 1902 ; probably breeds. (C. R. 

 Harte.) Breeds near Wolfville, Kings county, N.S. regularly, in 

 May and June, and usually is common till September; at other 

 times of the year it is very irregular; resident throughout Nova 

 Scotia, and found breeding from April until August. (H. F. Tufts.) 

 It surprised me to meet this species but once on Prince Edward 

 island, — a male at Souris. (Dwight.) A common species in New 

 Brunswick; breeds very early. (Chamberlain.) A very irregfular 

 winter visitor; I think that some years it breeds at Scotch Lake, 

 York county, N.B. (W. H. Moore.) Quite common in the Resti- 

 gouche valley, N.B., in summer. (Brittain & Cox.) One of the most 



