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one specimen seen at Revelstoke, B.C., in 1890; not uncommon at 

 Kamloops and southward as well as along the Thompson River 

 to Spence's Bridge, B.C.; abundant at Agassiz, Chilliwack and 

 Huntington, B.C., summer of 1901; but in 1902 was common at 

 Trail and Cascade, on the International Boundary; a common 

 summer resident on Vancouver Island ; a number winter near 

 Victoria; tolerably common at Comox, V.I., while I was there in 

 June, 1893. {Spreadborough.) The prairie lark is a common 

 summer resident between the forks of the Saskatchewan; breed- 

 ing thoughout the country. {Coubeaux.) Abundant in the lower 

 Fraser valley; a number remain about the stacks and barnyards 

 at Lake Okanagan, B.C., all winter. {Brooks.) Abundant both 

 east and west of Coast Range, B.C., winters on Vancouver Island. 

 i^Fanmn.) Very rare at Lac la Hache, in all other open situa- 

 tions abundant from Vancouver Island to the Rocky Mountain 

 foothills. {Rhoads!) I have. often found the nests of this 

 species in Manitoba and Assiniboia. It lays five or six eggs 

 which average smaller than those of the eastern meadow lark. 

 (W.Raine.) This beautiful bird arrives on the Saskatchewan 

 about the beginning of May, but was not seen any further north. 

 {Richardson^ Abundant in some localities in British Columbia. 

 {Lord!) Common on the coast of British Columbia where there 

 are meadows; very abundant in the interior. I was told that this 

 species only appeared within the last few years. {Streator.) 



MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 



Fifteen; three taken at Indian Head, Assa., in May, 1892; two 

 at Medicine Hat, Assa., in April, 1894; one at Agassiz, B.C., in May, 

 1889; five at Chilliwack, B.C., August and September, 1901; two 

 at Cascade, on the International Boundary, B.C., May, 1902; and 

 one at Victoria, Vancouver Island, Mav, 1893; all taken by Mr.W. 

 Spreadb&rough. 



Sixteen eggs, all collected on Vancouver Island by Rev. G. W. 

 Taylor. 



CLXXX. ICTERUS Brisson. 1760. 

 506. Orchard Oriole. 



Icterus spurius (Linn.) Bonap. 1823. 



Three examples of this species were taken in New Brunswick 

 by Mr. Boardman. {Chamberlain.) Prior to 19th May, 1898, when 



