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taken from March to October. {Grinnell.) We saw several^ 

 usually in pairs and very shy, at Bennett, B.C., June 17th, 1899^ 

 and near Charlie Village a fine male. {Bishop.) 



Breeding Notes. — During the last week of May and early in 

 June, 1899, Mr. A. P. Low found this bird breeding abundantly at 

 the mouth of the Great Whale River, Hudson Bay, and I secured 

 close upon 150 eggs of this species that were then collected. The 

 nests were built low down in stunted willows, not more than two 

 or three feet from the ground and contained five or six eggs 

 each. I have also several sets that were taken at Cartwright, 

 Labrador, by the late Lambert Dicks during June, 1895. On 

 June 20th, 1890, Mr. Stringer found several nests at the delta of 

 the Mackenzie River, 100 miles from its mouth. Here the nests 

 were built in willows two or three feet from the ground and con- 

 tained four and five eggs each. I have three nests collected by 

 Mr. Stringer, and they are beautifully and compactly built, exter- 

 nally of fine roots and grass, inside felted with down and 

 feathers. {W.Raine.) 



MUSEUM specimens. 



Eleven; one taken at Ottawa, Ont., in April, 1890, by Mr. F. A. 

 Saunders; four at Indian Head, Assa, in April, 1892, two at 

 Medicine Hat, Assa., in April, 1894, three at Revelstoke, B.C., in 

 April, 1890, one at Edmonton, Alta., April 19th, 1898, all by 

 Mr. W. Spreadborough. One set of 4 eggs taken at Great 

 Whale River, Hudson Bay, May, 1899, by Mr. A. P. Low. 



- 528a. HolboBll's Redpoll. 



Acanthis littaria holbcEllii {Bke.w.u) Dubois. 1871. 



This species was caught in a thick fog in Grinnell Bay, Sept. 

 3rd, 1877. {Kumlien.) Rather common in winter at Fort Chimo, 

 Labrador; none to be seen from May 15th to September ist" of 

 each year. {Packard.) This species is not uncommon in eastern 

 Quebec mixed up in the flocks of A. linaria. {DiofiTie) One 

 specimen taken at Moose Factory, James Bay, is in the National 

 Museum at Washington. {E. A. Prebles.) 



A specimen taken by Mr. Kay at Port Sydney, Muskoka dis- 

 trict, on April 14th, 1890, was identified at Washington as this 

 subspecies; various specimens have been taken at Toronto and 

 identified as this subspecies. (/. H. Fleming.) Three specimens, 



