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MUSEUM SPECIMENS, 



Nine; three taken at Ottawa in May, 1888, by Prof. Macoun; 

 one purchased with the Holman collection in 1885; three at Med- 

 icine Hat, Assa., in May, 1894, one taken June 28th, 1903, at 

 Peace River Landing, and one at Edmonton, Alta., May i8th, 

 1897, all by Mr. Spreadborough. 



Two sets of eggs; one of four eggs taken at Farrellton, Que., 

 June i8th, 1893, by Mr. A. G. Kingston; one set of three taken at 

 Edmonton, Alta., May, 29th, 1897, by Mr. Spreadborough. 



596. Black-headed Grosbeak, 



Habia melanocephala (Swains.) Stejn. 1884. 

 Not uncommon through British Columbia to the coast; heard 

 in the woods at Revelstoke, B.C., May 26th, 1890; breeding in the 

 valley of Pass Creek at Robson, B.C., June, 1890; a female shot 

 on May 31st. Only observed a pair, which were breeding, near 

 Trail in the summer of 1902. A rare species at Spence's Bridge, 

 B.C.; seen at Hastings and Agassiz in the Eraser River valley, 

 where it was not uncommon in May, 1889; abundant at Chilli- 

 wack in the spring of 1901; a few seen later at McGuire's a few 

 miles up the river. (Spreadborough.) A common summer resident 

 on Vancou\fer Island at Victoria and Comox; nests were taken at 

 Lost Lake, near Victoria, May 21st, 1887, they were placed in 

 the crotches of Pirus rivulafis; at Nanaimo a nest found in 

 Prunus emarginata. [Macoun^ Common summer resident of the 

 coast region; breeds ; arrived about May ist. (Streator.) A 

 summer resident east and west of the Coast Range. {Fannin.) 

 Common summer resident at Chilliwack. (Brooks.) Breeding at 

 Agassiz, B.C., May 14th, 1897. (^■■P- G. White.) 



MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 



Eleven; three taken at Tfail on the International Boundary, 

 B.C., in June, 1902, one at Agassiz, B.C., May 13th, 1889, three 

 at Chilliwack, B.C., in May, 1901, two at Victoria, Vancouver 

 Island, June, 1893, and one at Comox June 20th, 1893, ^H by Mr. 

 Spreadborough., 



One set of three eggs taken atXost Lake, near Victoria, V.I., in 

 May, 1887, by Prof. Macoun. 



