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basis, but which it is hoped will be added to by future collectors. 

 It is morally certain that several other species occur in the 

 district, as fragments have been found which undoubtedly belong 

 to species not here enumerated, but which do not afford sufficient 

 data for positive identification. For example, fragments have 

 been collected of the genera Remopleurides, Cybele, Dalmanites, 

 Pterygometopus and Illaenus which cannot at present be 

 definitely referred to any of our previously known species. 



HARRIS' SPARROW IN ONTARIO. 

 By W. E. Saunders, London, Ont. 



This sparrow is absolutely unknown to almost all Ontarians, 

 unless they have met it in the west. Because it belongs to the 

 genus Zonotrichia one is inclined to feel that it should have 

 white around the head, but it reverses this common character 

 of the white-throat and the white-crown, and has, in full plumage, 

 a large black patch on the throat, and some black on the top of 

 the head. The remainder of the colouring is of the same general 

 type as that of the eastern birds, but it is larger, measuring 

 seven inches in length. 



The only published record of this bird for Ontario occurs 

 on page 7 of the "Mammals of Ontario," by Dr. Gerritt Miller, 

 where he casually mentions the presence of Zonotrichia querula 

 at Nepigon in September, 1896. 



Another record south of Ontario is the mention of a specimen 

 taken, and four or five others seen, near Columbus, Ohio, on 

 April 28th, 1889, which occurs in the 5th edition of Davies' 

 "Nests and Eggs," page 3 77. 



In the west, we find it occurring more frequently , and 

 Prof. Barrows writes me that the first Michigan specimen was 

 taken at Palmer, Marquette Co., on Sept. 30th, 1894; the 

 second at Battle Creek, Oct. 12th, 1894; the third at Sault Ste. 

 Marie, Mich., on Feb. 22nd, 1900. 



At London, I have met this bird but once, and the occur- 

 rence stands as the only positive occurrence in eastern Ontario. 

 On March 18th, 1907, while walking in from the country about 

 8 a.m., I heard what seemed to be a single long-drawn note of 

 the white-throated sparrow, high pitched as usual, and as the 

 date was very early for this bird, I stopped to investigate. 

 Among a company of juncos and song sparrows, in a garden, 

 was one large dull-coloured sparrow which I suspected of being 

 the author of the note, and which I took at once to be a Harris. 

 A request to the lady of the house brought forth a point blank 



