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seen at Grand Rapids on the Saskatchewan. {Nutting.) Common 

 on Methye Portage, Sask. (/. M. Macoun.) On June 2nd, 1892,, 

 this species was common on the shore of Deep Lake near Indian 

 Head, Assa., where they were feeding on some small insects near 

 the water, Iwo were shot and their stomachs were full of the- 

 insects; a few observed at Medicine Hat, Assa., in April, 1894 ,* 

 in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, north to Edmonton, 

 Alta. 1897 ; and thence to Peace River Landing, Atha., in 1903; 

 common in flocks in June, 1891 at Banff, Rocky Mountains ; 

 observed at Trail, Sophie Mountain and Old Glory Mountain near 

 the International Boundary, 1902, and at Penticton-, B.C., 1903 ; 

 flocks observed at Agassiz, B.C., May 14th, 1889 ; seen flying 

 in large flocks at Huntington and Chilliwack, B.C., feeding on the 

 seeds of the western birch; two seen May 9th, 1893 at Victoria, 

 Vancouver Islandj common in flocks at Coldstream, Qualicum 

 and Comox in June. {Spreadborough.) An abundant summer 

 resident on both slopes of the Coast Range. {Lord) Extremely 

 abundant; arriving and departing in enormous flocks. {Sireator) 

 Throug'hout the .province ; an abundant resident ; appearing in 

 great flocks during fall and winter at Victoria. {Fannin.) Com- 

 rnon resident at Chilliwack, B.C.; an abundant winter resident at 

 Lake Okanagan, B.C. {Brooks.) Avery abundant resident in all 

 localities, B.C. {Rkoads.) 



Heard occasionally on Queen Charlotte Islands, B.C.; three 

 specimens were secured from a large flock at Tyonek, Cook's 

 Inlet, Alaska, in September ; no others were seen. {Osgood.) 

 This bird was noted on the Yukon River at Windy Island,. 

 Lake Tagish (about Lat. 60°, B.C.), Lower Lebarge, Selwyn 

 River, Sixty-mile Creek, Dawson, and Forty-mile Creek, Yukon 

 District ; also at Circle City, Tatondu River and Charlie Creek 

 in Alaska. {Bishop.) Two examples in yellowish juvenal plumage 

 were taken at Homer, Alaska, on September 8th, 1901. Very 

 common during early summer on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, where 

 many large flocks were seen migrating to the northward during 

 July. A few more seen during August and September, and I am 

 inclined to believe that it breeds very rarely there. {Chapman.) 



Breeding Notes. — On the i6th of March, while at Christie's 

 camp, I saw a bird gathering material, and by watching her soon 

 located the nest. The female alone carried material, the male 



