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Capt. Blakiston on the Birds of the 
chawan; and Mr. Donald Gunn sent one, from Red River Set¬ 
tlement, to the Smithsonian Institution. Both Guiraca melano - 
cephala and Cyanospiza amoena have been obtained from Fort 
Union, at the mouth of the Yellowstone, and may reach British 
territory. 
PlPILO ERYTHROPHTHALMUS. 
A specimen from Red River Settlement, procured by Mr. 
Donald Gunn, is in the Smithsonian Institution at Washington. 
73. Pipilo ARCTICUS. 
This bird, described by Swainson in the f Fauna Bor.-Am./ is 
there stated to frequent moist shady clumps of wood, being 
generally seen on the ground. I only shot one individual at 
Fort Carlton Ibis/ vol. iv. p. 7); but I noted at the time in my 
journal (which I wrote from day to day), “ This bird uttered a 
loud harsh note, and, unless disturbed, was usually perched near 
the top of a conspicuous tree in the woods.” The eye, in 
an adult male, was bright reddish orange. 
Dolichonyx oryzivorus. 
The Boblink, or “ Skunk-bird” of the Cree Indians, mentioned 
in the f Fauna Bor.-Am/ as a summer visitant to the Saskatcha- 
wan, was only once seen by me, when travelling between Forts 
Carlton and Pitt. Had I been stationary during the summer 
(for I defy any one to collect much when constantly travelling 
by land), with nothing to do besides collecting birds, I might 
have picked up many more to swell this list; but, as it was, my 
ornithological researches were mostly confined to the winter 
(when there were but a few resident birds) and the spring. There 
is a specimen of this species in the Smithsonian Institution, 
from the Red River of the North, in lat. 49°. 
74. Molothrus pecoris. 
Although the Cow-bird is noticed in the c Fauna Bor.-Am./ 
no specimen is mentioned. I observed it at Red River Settle¬ 
ment on the 28th of April, and as far west as the base of the 
Rocky Mountains. Three individuals which I shot at Fort 
Carlton, all males Ibis/ vol. iv. p. 7), measured 7\ to 7Jin. in 
length, and 4§ to 4f in. in the wing. They are easily mistaken 
