CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. ^0^ 



he brush along the sources of Swift Current Creek; only one pair 

 een at Banff in the summer of 1891; quite common at Revelstoke, 

 5.C. on May 30th, 1890, in a day or two they became scarce; first 

 een at Edmonton, Alta., May nth, 1897, June nth, found a nest 

 n the ground, containing two eggs; nest composed of weeds, 

 ;aves, and dirt, lined with dry grass, eggs blue; common from 

 ^esser Slave River to Peace River Landing, Lat. 56° 15' in June 

 903; observed from Edmonton to Athabasca Pass, in June, 1898. 

 Spreadborough . ) 

 This bird makes its appearance on the banks of the Saskatche- 

 wan in the month of May, but whether it breeds there or goes 

 arther north I am unable to say. (Richardson.) Not uncommon 

 round -Prince Albert, Sask. ; I once found its nest with four unspot- 

 ;d blue eggs. {Coubeaux.) Common in the interior. {Streator.) 

 !onimon east of the Coast Range; a summer resident. {Fannin.) 

 Q all visited localities of the interior; breeding at Lac la Hache, 

 I.e. This extends Mr. Streator's nesting record of the species 

 50 miles further north. {Rhoads.) 



MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 



Nine ; two taken at Indian Head, Assa., May, 1892 ; six at 

 ;dmonton, Alta., in June, 1897; one at Revelstoke, B.C., May 31st, 

 390, all by Mr. Spreadborough. 



Three sets of eggs; two sets of ^our each taken at Edmonton, 

 .Ita., on June 14th, 1898, and May 31st, 1897; one set of three 

 jgs taken at Crane Lake, Assa, June 6th, 1894, all by Mr. W. 

 preadborough. 



jT. Gray-cheeked Thrush. 



Hylocichla alicice (Baird) Ridgw. 1880. 

 Apparently common on the northeastern coast of Labrador as 

 ir notth as Aillik. {Bigelow.) Rare in Ungava. Common in 

 )utheastern and southern portions of Labrador. Breeds where- 

 r&r found in summer. Nest and eggs procured at Fort Chimo, 

 me 28fh, 1884. (Packard.) One specimen obtained in June, 

 545, at Amarglik, near Godthaab, Greenland, and named Turdus 

 inor by Professor Reinhart, is referred to this species as Mr. 

 urner finds this species to extend furthest north in Labrador. 

 ^acoun.) One taken and others seen on the Magdalen Islands. 

 3ishop.) Taken at Fort Churchill, Hudson Bay. {Wright.) 



