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in June. (Rev. C. J. Young.) Breeds in May and June around 

 Ottawa, Ont., also at Lake Nominingue, lOO miles north of it. 

 The nest is built in coniferous trees fronn five to fifteen feet from 

 the ground and is composed of twigs, rootlets, vegetable down 

 and wool with a lining of hairs. Eggs, four to five in the set. 

 {Garneau.) 



MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 



Twelve ; four taken at Ottawa in May, 1888, by Prof. Macoun ; 

 one at Indian Head, Assa., in May, 1892; and one at Peace River 

 Landing, Atha., Lat. 56° is'j June ig, 1903; three at Edmonton, 

 Alta., May 4, 1898; one at Canmore, Rocky Mountains, Alta., 

 by W. Spreadborough; two at Ottawa in November, 1890, by Dr. 

 F. A. Saunders. 



Four sets of eggs ; three of four each taken at Wolfeville, 

 N.S., on June 17th, 1895, by H. Tufts ; one set of four taken at 

 Hull, Que., May, 28th, 1899, by Mr. A. R. Legge. Nest in a 

 small spruce about 8. feet from the ground. Outside made of 

 grass and small twigs ; lined with cow's hair, 



5\la. California Purple Finch. 



Carpodacus purpureus californicus Baird. 1874. 



Abundant summer resident on both sides of the Coast Range. 

 {Lord.) Common in the coast region; few specimens were taken 

 in purple plumage. {Streator.) An abundant summer resident, 

 chiefly west of the Coast Range ; breeds both on Vancouver 

 and the mainland. {Famiin.) Common summer resident at 

 CKilliwSck, B.C. {Brooks.) Very common at Hastings, Port 

 Heney and Agassiz, B.C, in April, 1889 ; very abundant at Chil- 

 liwack and Huntingdon, B.C.; feeding on the seeds of the crab- 

 apple in the autumn of 1901 ; tolerably common near Victoria and 

 quite common at Comox, Vancouver Island, in June, 1893. 

 {Spreadborough.) Found breeding on the coast of British Colum- 

 bia. {Rkoads.) 



MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 



Twelve ; two at Aggasiz. B.C.; three at Chilliwack, B.C. ; two 

 at Burrard Inlet, B.C., four at Huntington, B.C.; and one at Vic- 

 toria, Vancouver Island ; all by Mr. Spreadborough. 



