350 University of California Puhlications in Zoology [yoh. 24. 



Leucosticte tephrocotis littoralis Baird. Hepburn Rosy Finch 



Seen only on Nine-mile Mountain. Not abundant, or at any rate 

 not seen frequently. An occasional small flock or a single bird might 

 whirl overhead now and then, or the elusive call note might be heard 

 faintly in a gust of wind, such as often prevailed about the crags and 

 snow banks where the rosy finches dwelt, but the birds were seldom 

 found feeding qtiietly. On July 26 three adults and three young 

 (nos. 42261-42266) were collected from a flock of several times that 

 number. The juveniles were as large as their parents, and with wing 

 and tail feathers grown to their full length, but they were still being 

 fed by the old birds. 



Spinus pinus pinus (Wilson). Pine Siskin 



The most abundant species of bird in the Hazelton r^ion, both in 

 the Ipwlands and on the mountains, even above timber line. Present 

 when we arrived. May 25, and at our departure, September 26. On 

 July 19 an old bird was seen feeding a full-grown young one. Siskins 

 were in flocks throughout the summer; there must have been many 

 of the birds that were not breeding. Toward the end of summer the 

 flocks increased in size. On Nine-mile Mountain, at the end of July, 

 twenty-five to thirtj' was an average sized gathering; the middle of 

 August, forty or fifty would be seen together; and by September 1 

 flocks numbering a hundred or more were of frequent occurrence. 

 Two adults coUected (nos. -42267^2268). 



Calcarius lapponicus alalcensis Eidgway. Alaska Longspur 



A fairly common fall migrant. Arrived in Kispiox VaUey, Sep- 

 tember 1, and from then on, during September, small flocks were seen 

 almost daily. Tavo specimens collected, immature males (nos. 42269- 

 42270). 



Calcarius pictus (Swainson). Smith Longspur 



An immature male (no. 42271) collected in Kispiox Valley, August 

 25. This was undoubtedly a migrating straggler to this point. 

 Whether the species breeds east of the Rocky Mountains in northern 

 British Columbia is not known, but it may very well do so. The one 

 previous record for the province is of a single bird taken at the summit 

 of "Boundary Pass" (the extreme southeastern corner of British 

 Columbia), May 15, 1858 (Blakiston, 1862, p. 6; 1863, p. 72). 



