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Leucosticte tephrocotis littoralis Baird. Hepburn Rosy Finch

Seen only on Nine-mile Mountain. Not abundant, or at any rate
not seen frequently. An occasional small flock or a single bird might
whirl overhead now and then, or the elusive call note might be heard
faintly in a gust of wind, such as often prevailed about the crags and
snow banks where the rosy finches dwelt. but the birds were seldom
found feeding quietly. On July 26 three adults and three young
(nos. 42261-42266) were collected from a flock of several times that
number. The juveniles were as large as their parents, and with wing
and tail feathers grown to their full length, but they were still being
fed by the old birds.

Spinus pinus pinus (Wilson). Pine Siskin

The most abundant species of bird in the Hazelton region, both in
the lowlands and on the mountains, even above timber line. Present
when we arrived, May 25, and at our departure, September 26. On
July 19 an old bird was seen feeding a full-grown young one. Siskins
were in flocks throughout the summer; there must have been many
of the birds that were not breeding. Toward the end of summer the
flocks increased in size. On Nine-mile Mountain, at the end of July,
twenty-five to thirty was an average sized gathering; the middle of
August, forty or fifty would be seen together; and by September 1
flocks numbering a hundred or more were of frequent occurrence.
Two adults collected (nos. 42267-42268).

Calcarius lapponicus alascensis Ridgeway. Alaska Longspur

A fairly common fall migrant. Arrived in Kispiox Valley, Sep-
tember 1, and from then on, during September, small flocks were seen
almost daily. Two specimens collected, immature males (nos. 42269—
42970).

Calcarius pictus (Swainson). Smith Longspur

_An immature male (no. 42271) collected in Kispiox Valley, August
25. This was undoubtedly a migrating straggler to this point.
Whether the species breeds east of the Rocky Mountains in northern
British Columbia is not known, but 1t may very well do so. The one
previous record for the province is of a single bird taken at the summit

of ‘‘Boundary Pass’’ (the extreme southeastern corner of British
Columbia), May 15, 1858 (Blakiston, 1862, p. 6; 1863, p. 72).