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it reaches Kadiak Island. On all these islands, except one or 

 two exceptions, it is a permanent resident. {Nelson.) This species 

 is common on all the Aleutian Islands, including the Prybilof 

 Islands, and has also been observed on Kadiak Island. (Turner.) 

 We saw a number of this species on St. George Island, Behring 

 Sea, October 3rd, 1899. -^t Unalaska, I saw a flock of about 

 twenty and another of two young birds on the 5th. (Bishop.) I 

 have a nest and four eggs that were collected at St. George 

 Island, Behring Sea, June 8th, 1897, by Mr. J. M. Macoun. The 

 nest is composed of fine roots and grass lined with fine grass. 

 The eggs are usually white, but are sometimes finely spotted with 

 pale rusty brown, and average ■98x"7o. (W.Raine.) 



MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 



One taken on St. Paul Island, Behring Sea, June, 1891, and one 

 set of five eggs from the same place, taken on June 29th, 1891, 

 by Mr. James M. Macoun. 



£28 -I . Kadiak Leucosticte. 



Leucosticte kadiaka McGregor. 1901. 

 Karluk, Kadiak Island, Alaska. Known only from Kadiak 

 Island. (The Condor, Vol. III., 8.) 



524. Gray-crowned Leucosticte. 



Leucosticte tephrocotis Swains, i 83 i . 

 One specimen, taken near Birtle, Manitoba, in January, 1891, 

 by Mr. George Copeland ; also two specimens in museum at 

 Winnipeg, taken by Mr. Hine. (Thompson-Seton.) Of this new 

 and striking species only one specimen was obtained, which was 

 killed on the Saskatchewan in May, 1827. (Ricftardson.) Rocky 

 Mountain district ; in winter occasionally west of the Coast 

 Range. (Fannin.) Summits of the Rocky Mountains ; very 

 rare. Breeds at an altitude of 7,000 feet. (Lord.) This species 

 was first seen on the summit of Avalanche Mountain, Selkirk 

 Mountains, B.C., August 4th, 1885 ; there was a pair of old birds 

 and four young ones, they were quite tame ; later in the season 

 they were taken at Hector, Rocky Mountains. (Macoun.) Found 

 on the summits of all the mountains around Banff in the summer 

 of 1891 and on the high mountains to the southeast in 1897. They 

 €ertainly breed on all mountains above 7,500 feet; observed, 



