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have assumed their first plumage. The dark spots on the feathers 

 are broader and blacker than in New England birds of the same age. 

 There is apparently no constant difference in the adults from New- 

 foundland and the mainland. 



The Junco does not breed at all commonly in Newfoundland. Few 

 were observed besides those collected, and none at different localities. 



35. Melospiza lincolni lincolni (Audubon). 

 Lincoln's Sparrow. 



Eight adults of both sexes and one young male from Deer Lake, 

 Nicholsville, and Spruce Brook, June 28th to September 10th. 



Lincoln's Sparrow is the commonest bird about all the Newfound- 

 land clearings. I found it fearless, almost confiding, during the last 

 week of June and the first of July. A nest with partly fledged young 

 was found June 27th. 



36. Melospiza Georgian a (Latham). 

 Swamp Sparrow. 



Seven adults of both sexes and one immature male from Spruce 

 Brook and Lewis Hills, August 19th to September 18th. 



This species was met with only as a migrant. It may possibly 

 breed at the foot of the Lewis Hills, but my observations do not bear 

 this out. I did not find it at all along the Humber. 



37. Passerella iliaca (Merrem). 

 Fox Sparrow. 



Seven adults of both sexes and one immature male from Deer Lake 

 and Nicholsville, June 26th to July 17th. 



These seven adults which were taken at the height of the breeding 

 season average grayer than mainland birds. This tendency is not a 

 constant difference. 



The Fox Sparrow was found abundantly everywhere except on the 

 high barrens. 



