_Leucosticte tephrocotis littoralis_ (Baird). Common on the Mainland from the Coast to Rocky Mountains. Breeds above timber line in the interior. ACANTHIS Bechstein. 259. Hoary Redpoll. _Acanthis hornemannii exilipes_ (Coues.). Mouth of Quesnelle, S. Williams. Chilliwhack, A. C. Brooks. 260. Redpoll. _Acanthis linaria_ (Linn.). The Province at large, but more abundant in the Rocky Mountain district. West in winter to Vancouver Island. ASTRAGALINUS Cabanis. 261. American Goldfinch. _Astragalinus tristis_ (Linn.). Both slopes of Cascades to Rocky Mountains on the Mainland. Taken at Okanagan by A. C. Brooks. 262. Willow Goldfinch. _Astragalinus tristis salicamans_ (Grinnell). Taken at Okanagan by A. C. Brooks. SPINUS Koch. 263. Pine Siskin. _Spinus pinus_ (Wils.). An abundant resident throughout the Province. Breeds throughout its range. PASSER Brisson. 264. House Sparrow. _Passer domesticus_ (Linn.). This bird has now become quite common in the cities along the Coast. PASSERINA (Vieill). 265. Snowflake. _Passerina nivalis_ (Linn.). Not common on Vancouver Island. More abundant east of Cascades on the Mainland. CALCARIUS Bechstein. 266. Lapland Longspur. _Calcarius lapponicus_ (Linn.). The Province at large, but nowhere common. It has been taken a Victoria, Chilliwhack, Burrard Inlet, Okanagan, Fort Simpson and Metlakatla. RHYNCHOPHANES Baird. 267. McCown's Longspur. _Rhynchophanes mccownii_ (Lawr.). Taken at Chilliwhack by A. C. Brooks. POOECETES Baird. 268. Western Vesper Sparrow. _Pooecetes gramineus confinis_ (Baird). Interior portions of the Mainland east of Cascades, and in the Okanagan. 269. Oregon Vesper Sparrow. _Pooecetes gramineus affinis_ (Miller). West of Cascades, including Vancouver Island. PASSERCULUS Bonaparte. 270. Sandwich Sparrow. _Passerculus sandwichensis_ (Gmel.). An abundant summer resident west of Cascades on the Mainland, including Vancouver Island. Mr. Brooks has taken it at Okanagan. 271. Western Savanna Sparrow. _Passerculus sandwichensis alaudinus_ (Bonaparte). A common summer resident on the Coast, including Vancouver Island. COTURNICULUS Bonaparte. 272. Western Grasshopper Sparrow. _Coturniculus savannarum bimaculatus_ (Swainson). A summer resident in the Okanagan, near Vernon. (_Brooks_.) CHONDESTES Swainson. 273. Western Lark Sparrow. _Chondestes grammacus strigatus_ (Swains.). Interior southern portions of the Mainland, from Chilliwhack east through the Okanagan. ZONOTRICHIA Swainson. 274. Harris's Sparrow. _Zonotrichia querula_ (Nutt.). Cadbora Bay, near Victoria, October, 1894, A. H. Maynard; Comox, November, 1894, W. B. Anderson; Sumas (Lower Fraser), 10th January, 1895, A. C. Brooks. 275. Gambel's Sparrow. _Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii_ (Nutt.). Mainland, east of Coast Range, east to Okanagan. Common. 276. Nuttall's Sparrow. _Zonotrichia leucophrys nuttalli_ (Ridgw.).