Recent magnetometer and HF radar observations have indicated the existence of multiple, discrete field line resonances with remarkably stable frequencies of 1.3, 1.9, 2.6, and 3.4 mHz, apparently driven by MHD waveguide/cavity modes in the magnetosphere. Given the dynamic nature of the magnetosphere, the apparent stability of these frequencies is difficult to understand, and it is therefore important to examine this question on the grounds of a larger database. In this paper we present a statistical survey of the occurrence of Pc 5 field line resonance frequencies based on 1 year of data from several stations of the CANOPUS magnetometer array. Pure state filtering techniques were used to investigate various statistical aspects of auroral latitude Pc 5 characteristics, with emphasis on the occurrnce of preferential, discrete spectral peaks. A number of case studies exploiting the full spatial extent of the CANOPUS array were carried out to complement the statistics. Although the results provide further support for the existence of discrete (spatially monochromatic) field line resonances, we find that the apparently stable frequencies do not seem to be particularly distinguished from other Pc 5 frequencies, except perhaps the 1.9-mHz peak. Discrete field line resonance characteristics were also observed for other sets of frequencies, and we therefore conclude that the apparently stable waveguide/cavity mode frequencies do not necessarily represent a unique set. The implications of these results with respect to various possible Pc 5 wave generation mechanisms are discussed. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1995.