448 ' GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 



four pale blue eggs, dotted at the larger end with brow 

 ( Garneau) 



MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 



Eleven ; two taken at Ottawa in May, 1888, by Prof. Macoui 

 two at London, Ont.,by Mr. W. E. Saunders; two at Bracebridg 

 Ont., in February, 1892, one at Medicine Hat, Assa., May, i8g 

 one at Spence's Bridge, B.C., in May, 1889, one at Cascade, B.( 

 June, 1902, and two at Penticton, B.C., 1903, all by Mr. \ 

 Spreadborough.. 



Two sets of eggs taken at Wolfville, Kings Co., N.S. ; one 

 four eggs taken June 4th, 1894, and another of three eggs take 

 August 4th, -1894, both by H. Tufts. 



CXIII. PASSERINA Vieilliot. 1816. 



534. Snowflake. 



Passen?ta nivalis (L.iii's.) Vieill. 1820. 

 Breeds generally throughout Greenland and said to be tV 

 commonest I-and bird on the east coast; breeds also on MelviL 

 Peninsula, and is very numerous on the Parry Islands ; seen b 

 Kane at Renssalaer Harbour in June, 1854. {Arct. Man) Abui 

 dant at Fort Chimo, Labrador. Breeds on the islands in Unga-v 

 Bay and occasionally on the mainland. - Resident in the souther 

 portion of Labrador. {Packard.) Not observed in crossing Lai 

 rador from Richmond Gulf to Ungava Bay; observed on Hudsc 

 Strait going south September 20th, 1896. {Spreadborough.) Sever; 

 nests taken in August, 1902, in Tuctoo valley near the Pear 

 headquarters, West Greenland. All the nests except one coi 

 tained five eggs, the exception seven. A number of specimer 

 taken at Disco, Greenland, in July, 1892, by the Relief expeditioi 

 The snow bunting appeared at Port Manvers, northeastern Lai 

 rador, about the lOth of August after which they became abui 

 dant. {Witmer Stone.) Comrrion from April ist to Oct. 21st ; 

 Prince of Wales Sound, Hudson Strait; breeding in large nun 

 bers. {Payne) Fort Churchill, Hudson Bay. {Wright) Take 

 at York Factory, Hudson Bay. {Dr. R. Bell) Very common i 

 its summer migrations in Newfoundland. {Reeks) Not so con 

 mon in winter as formerly in Nova Scotia. {Downs) First see 

 at Parrsboro, Cumberland Co., N.S., January 19th, 1897; not ver 



