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three days later, and found it common at Oxford House, where we 

 secured a male, July 3rd. We saw several on an island in Knee lake, 

 July 5th, and a number at York Factory, July 13th, collecting two 

 on the latter date. On our return we saw several on Hill river, 

 September 3rd. {E. A. Preble.) 



Found only in the north and east of Manitoba among the great 

 coniferous forests; permanent resident. (E. T. Seton.) Two speci- 

 mens of this species were secured at Grand rapids of the Saskatch- 

 ewan. {Nutting.) First noticed at Sulphur springs, on the Clear- 

 water river, about latitude 56° 30'; very common from there to 

 Methye portage and across the portage, and from Methye lake to 

 Isle k la Crosse. (/. M. Macoun.) North to Fort Simpson, on the 

 Mackenzie river, not common. (Ross.) This bird has been found 

 throughout the wooded portion of Alaska from its southern coast- 

 line at Fort Kenai north through the Kuskoquim and Yukon river 

 regions to the northern tree-limit, well within the Arctic circle. 

 (Nelson.) A number of specimens of this species was obtained from 

 Fort Yukon, Nulato, and several from St. Michael. It visits the 

 coast only during the winter. It is a constant resident of the 

 wooded districts and in some localities is quite abundant. (Turner.) 

 Very common at Tyonek, but rarely seen at Hope; two specimens 

 were taken at Fort Kenai by Bischofif. Cook inlet specimens do not 

 seem to differ from those of the Yukon and Kowak valleys. I am 

 also unable to find any appreciable diEferences between them and 

 three birds recently collected by E. A. Preble near the type locality 

 of hudsonicus. Consequently, I do not agree that the specimens at 

 present available warrant the recognition of Parus hudsonicus evura. 

 From a rather hasty examination of the material in the National 

 Museum, there seems to be an average difference in the length of the 

 tail between the Alaska birds and the birds from the extreme north- 

 eastern United States. The birds from the west side of Hudson bay, 

 however, are intermediate and apparently nearer to the Alaska birds. 

 In other words, as far as present material goes, there are just as good 

 grounds for the recognition of Paru^ hudsonicus littoralis Bryant, 

 1863, from Nova Scotia, as for P. h. evura Coues, 1884, from Alaska. 

 (Osgood.) 



We took the Yukon chickadee at Cariboo Crossing, June 27th; 

 Lake Tagish, June 30th; Lake Marsh, July 5th, and Lake Lebarge. 

 July 14th; and after reaching Thirty-mile river, July 19th, found it 



