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Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus). Mr. At- 

 kinson records this species at Edmonton in 1906. 



Vesper Sparrow (Poocoetes gramineus). Not common. Ar- 

 rives about May 10. Presumably the sub-specific form confinis. 



Savanna Sparrow (Passer cuius sandwichensis) . Abundant. 

 Arrives about May 1. Referable to sub-specific form alaudinus. 



Baird Sparrow (Centronyx bairdii). Mr. Atkinson recorded 

 it as numerous in grass marshes in the year 1906. 



Leconte Sparrow (Ammodramus leconteii). A single sparrow 

 which I refer to this species was observed on May 11, 1913, frequent- 

 ing a tract of low scrub willows. Mr. Spreadborough took a male on 

 May 26, 1897. 



Nelson Sparrow (Ammodramus nelsoni). Mr. Spreadborough 

 first saw this species late in May, 1897. It was uncommon, and 

 breeding in wet ground. 



White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys). A num- 

 ber of migrants -are annually observed- from about May 10 to 20. The 

 sub-species gambeli no doubt occurs regularly with the typical form as 

 Mr. Taverner informs me there is a specimen in the. Victoria Museum 

 taken at Edmonton in 1897. 



White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis). Fairly 

 common summer resident. First observed about May 12. 



Tree Sparrow (Spizella monticola). Very abundant during 

 the forepart of April, 1912, and in full song. They remain in flocks 

 and are shy and restless. To my knowledge they do not breed but go 

 further north. Appears again about September 28. This form is 

 referable by geography to the western variety ochracea. 



Chipping Sparrow (Spizella socialis). Common summer resi- 

 dent. 



Clay-coloured Sparrow (Spizella pallida). A very common 

 sparrow at Edmonton. First seen about May 16, three days later they 

 are abundant. Nest completed and eggs laid by June 15. 



Slate-coloured Junco (J unco hyemalis). Common summer 

 resident. Breeds in the river valleys and ravines. Most abundant 

 during the early part of April and early October. 



Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia). Common summer resi- 

 dent. First observed from April 12 to 20. Nest and clutch of eggs 

 completed by May 25. Mr. Taverner informs me that he determines 

 specimens from Edmonton as juddi. 



Lincoln Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii). The only personal 

 record I have of this species is a single bird observed on May 1, 1912, 

 and a pair the following June 21. Mr. Spreadborough found it 

 abundant at Edmonton in May, 1897. 



Swamp Sparrow {Melospiza georgiana). An abundant breed- 

 ing species. Arrives early in May. 



