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12-Mile Lake, near Wood Mountain, Assa., in sage flats; fifty 

 miles further west on Frenchman's River, in sage flats, they were 

 again numerous and breeding under sage brush; at East End 

 Post, Cypress Hills, Assa., it was again noticed; also at Farewell 

 Creek, and lastly at Sucker Creek, west end of Cypress Hills 

 where there was a flock of over thirty ; they always nested in the 

 sage brush and lived in colonies; one individual was shot at Banff, 

 Rocky Mountains in May, 1891. {Spreadborough.) I never saw 

 this bird in Manitoba but it is not at all scarce in western Assini- 

 boia and Alberta! I found its nest at Rush Lake and Crane Lake, 

 Assa. It makes its nest in the grass and lays 4 pale blue eggs. 

 This species and McCown's longspur are two of the sweetest 

 songsters on the prairie. {W.Raine.) 



MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 



One taken at 12-Mile Lake, Assa., June 6th, 1895, and one 

 taken at Crane Lake, Assa., June loth, 1894, both by Mr. Spread- 

 borough. 



Family XLIV. TANAGRID^. Tanagers. 



CCXIV. PIRANGA Vieillot. 1807. 



607. Louisiana Tanager. 



Piranga ludoviciana (Wils.) Richardson. 1837. 

 Fort Chipweyan, Lake Athabasca, Atha. {Ridgway.) Abun- 

 dant at Athabasca Landing, 90 miles north of Edmonton, and up 

 the Athabasca to Lesser Slave River. A few were seen down the 

 Athabasca to Fort McMurray, Lat. 56° 40'. (/. M. Macotcn.) 

 Common from the mouth of Lesser Slave River to Peace River 

 Landing, Lat. 56° 15', in June, 1903;. first seen May 8th, 1897, at 

 Edmonton, Alta.; after this date they became common and soon 

 began to breed; common from Edmonton to Yellowhead Pass in 

 June, 1898 ; common in the foothills from Calgary to Crow's 

 Nest Pass; not very common at Banff, 1891, but breed in the 

 Bow River valley from the " Gap " inwards. They are found all 

 through the mountains, but seem to be most abundant in the 

 Columbia valley both east and west of the Selkirks. Very com- 

 mon at Revelstoke, Deer Park and Robson, in the Columbia 

 valley ; apparently breeding in tall trees as no nests were taken 

 although many birds were seen; also taken west of the Eagle. 



