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I the case of the first nest. It contained two pipped eggs and 

 tie newly hatched young. The parents evinced more solicitude 

 1 this case, chirping and flying from tree to tree. The third nest 

 as found similarly, though the female left the nest unobserved 

 id I had to wait until she returned to be able to locate the nest, 

 his was 15 feet from the ground, hidden in the dense spruce top, 

 ) before.' There was but one fresh egg. This measures 77 x '58. 

 ; is almost white (before blown, pinkish) with scattering abruptly- 

 efined spots and lines of bay and fawn colour, must numerous at 

 le larger end. The three nests are just alike in every way. They 

 jnsist externally of short dry spruce twigs ; and internally of a 

 lack wool-like lichen, closely felted, and with a scanty admixture 

 E feathers and bits of grasses. The nests are nearly black, and 

 lus present an odd appearance as compared with those of the usual 

 >nsistency of other birds. The nest measurements are : inter- 

 il diameter 2"20, depth r20; external diameter 4"00, depth 2-50. 

 rrinnell.) I have a set of 4 eggs taken at Sandwich Bay, Labrador, 

 pril 9th, 1894, by L. Dicks. The nest is made of fine roots and 

 irigs, lined with moss and animals fur, and the 4 eggs are pale 

 uish white, spotted at the larger ends with brown of various 

 lades, black and lilac grey. The eggs of the two species of 

 ossbill are seldom obtained, for like the Canada jay they have 

 rgs while the snow is on the ground very early in the spring and 

 a time when it is difficult to get into the woods on account of 

 le snow. {W. Roine.) 



MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 



Seven ; three taken at Ottawa by Mr. F. A. Saunders and Prof, 

 acoun ; two at Bracebridge, Ont., February, 1892, and two at 

 anff. Rocky Mountains, June, 1891, by Mr. W. Spreadborough. 



^ CLXXXIX. LEUCOSTICTE Swainson. 1831. 

 3. Aleutian Leucosticte- 



Leucosticte griseonucha (Brandt) Bonap. 1850, 

 East and west of the Coast Range; tolerably common. (Fanning 

 n the Aleutian Islands, from one extremity to the other, is 

 und this large and beautiful finch, extending its habitat thence 

 irth to include the Prybilof Islands and the small island of St. 

 atthew still further to the north. East of the Aleutian chain- 



