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on the spit, it probably bred somewhat 

 south of the camp earlier in the season. 



Family Fringillidae. 



(542). Passei cuius sandwichensis subsp., 

 Gmelin. Savannah Sparrow. This species 

 was the commonest sparrow on the spit 

 where it appeared to be nesting in the scat- 

 tered shrubs some distance from camp on 

 the inner shore. At any rate four pairs 

 were actually found nesting on the spit. 



(560). SpizeUa passerina Bechstein. 

 Chipping Sparrow. A resident, but not 

 numerous, along the inner face of the 

 sandspit. 



(567). Jimco hyenialis Linnaeus. Slate- 

 coloured Junco. Juncoes were several 

 times noted as visitants to the spit, prob- 

 ably coming from their breeding places 

 across the inner bay. 



(581). Melospiza melodia subsp. Wilson. 

 Song Sparrow. The Song Sparrow was a 

 resident in fair numbers along the sand- 

 spit. 



(584). Melospiza georgiana Latham. 

 Swamp Sparrow. Noted several times on 

 the spit. 



Family Bombycillidae. 



(619). BomhyciUa cedrorum Vieillot. 

 Cedar Waxwing. Flocks of from five to 

 twenty Waxwings \ery frequently' visited 

 the spit. The species did not appear to 

 have begun nesting at this time. 



Family Vireonidae. 



(624). Vireosylva olicacea Linnaeus. 

 Red-eyed Vireo. Widely distributed 

 throughout the whole Lake Winnipeg re- 

 gion, the Red-eyed Vireo frequently visit- 

 ed the spit. It nested commonly across the 

 bay. 



Family Mniotiltidae. 



(652). Dendroica aestiva aestiva Gme- 

 lin. Yellow Warbler. Resident on the spit ; 

 the Yellow Warbler was, however, much 

 less numerous here than on the inner por- 

 tion of Plover Point. 



(657). Dendroica magnolia Wilson. Ma- 

 gnolia AVarbler. Noted as an infrequent 

 visitant on the spit. 



(660.) Dendroica castanea Wilson. Bay- 

 breasted Warbler. Noted once in shrubs 

 on the spit. 



(662). Dendroica fusca Miiller. Black- 

 burnian Warbler. This species which bred 



commonly on other parts of the island was 

 several times observed on the sandpoint. 



(675a). Seiunis novehoracensis notahi- 

 lis Ridgway. Grinnell's Water Thrush. Ob- 

 served frequently feeding singly along the 

 inner shore line. 



(687.) Setophaga ruticilla Linnaeus. 

 Redstart. A common nesting species across 

 the island, the Redstart was noted several 

 times as a visitant on the sandspit. 

 Family Sittidae. 



(727.) Sitta carolinensis subsp. Latham. 

 White-breasted Nuthatch. Observed once 

 or twice on the spit. 



Family Paridae. 



(735). Penthestes atricapiUus septen- 

 trionalis Harris. Long-tailed Chickadee. 

 A common breeding species in woods across 

 the bay, the Chickadee not infrequently 

 visited the sandspit in its characteristic 

 wanderings. 



Other interesting birds were encounter- 

 ed during the trip, some of which have 

 been reported previously (4). 



CLASS REPTILIA. 



No reptile was actually found on the spit 

 but a larger specimen (about 32 in. long) 

 of the Garter Snake was taken on the main 

 island opposite the end of the spit. So 

 far as I know this is the most northerly 

 point in the province from which this spe- 

 cies has been recorded. I should judge 

 that it is by no means common, for, on 

 the news of its capture reaching an Indian 

 camp at the end of the island, the In- 

 dians came over and solemnly requested 

 to be shown the snake which some appa- 

 rently then saw for the first time. 

 Family Colubridae. 

 Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis Say. 



CLASS AMPHIBIA. 



The amphibia were not found as a rule 

 on the spit which was dry, but lived in 

 the damp grass marsh of the main ridge. 

 Often in the evening they would come out 

 on the shore of the spit and the following 

 were taken there. 



Famil}' Bufonidae. 



Bufo hemiophrys Cope. Quite common. 

 Family Hylidae 



Pseudacris septentrionalis Boulenger. 

 Rare, 1 specimen. 



