118 NUBTH AMERICAN FAUNA. [No. 22, 



at Fort Churchill many years ago;'^' and Fielden recorded a specimen 

 obtained near York Factory in IssG.* The catalogue of birds in the 

 U. S. National Mu.seum collection contains the record of a specimen 

 taken at Moose Factory in issl b}' Walton Haydon. 



Carpodacus purpureus (Gmel.). Purple Finch. 



The song of the purple finch was several times heard early on the 

 morning of June 16 at Bull Head Point, Lake Winnipeg, where the 

 steamer stopped for wood. 



Turner recorded the species from IMoose Factory, '^ and Walton Hay- 

 don collected specimens there in IsSl. 



Loxia curvirostra minor (Brehm). Red Crossbill. 



A small flock was seen at our camp on the Kchimamish June 25. 



Foi'ster recorded two specimens of '■Lo.rla cui'vipnistru^ from Severn 

 River. '^ 



Loxia leucoptera Gmel. White-winged Crossbill. 



Murray received this species from Hudson Bay, Severn House, and 

 Trout Lake;"^ Baird recorded a specimen in the [J. S. National Museum 

 from Nelson River;-^ and adults of both sexes from Fort Churchill 

 were recorded b}^ Clarke." 



Acanthis hornemanni (Holb.). Greenland Redpoll. 



Clarke recorded two adults collected many years ago at Fort Church- 

 ill." ]\Iurray's record of Linota hirealis from Severn House may be 

 referable to the present form or to i:rilij)c><. ' 



Acanthis hornemanni exilipes (Coues). Hoar\' Redpoll. 



Three specimens from York Factory and one from Fort Churchill, 

 collected in July, are referable to this form. 



Acanthis linaria (Linn.). Redpoll. 



Eight specimens, including one in juvenal plumage, were collected 

 July li! to 16 at Yoi'k Facto rj', where the birds were abundant, and a 

 very bright male was taken at Fort Churchill July 23. 



Forster recorded this species from Severn River.' 



Acanthis linaria holboelli (Brehm). Holbcell Redpoll. 



A specimen (No. ^0311) taken at ]\'Ioose Factory in ISSl b}' Walton 

 Haydon, and now in the U. S. National Museum collection, seems to 

 be a typical example of this form. 



t.Auk, VII, p. 322, 1890. 



6 Transactions Norwich Society, IV, p. 3-18, 1887. 



«Proc. U. S. Nat. IMus., VIII,' p. 239, 1885. 



aVUl. Trans., LXII, p. 402, 1772. 



fEdin. New Phil. Journ. (new ser.), IX, p. 223, 1859. 



/ Birds of North America, p. 428, 1858. 



!7Phil. Trans., LXII, p. 405, 1772. 



