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CCXX. POOCiETES Baird. 1858. 

 540. Vesper Sparrow. 



Pooccetes gramineus (Gmel.) Baird. 1858, 



A common resident in fields in Nova Scotia. {Downs.) Com- 

 mon in Nova Scotia from the middle of April to October. {H. F. 

 Tufts.) Not uncommon at Baddeck and Margaree, Cape Breton 

 island, N.S., July, 1898; a few specimens seen at Rustico, Prince 

 Edward island, 2nd July, 1888. (Macoun.) One seen on Sable 

 island, N.S., May i6th, 1906; several seen April nth, 1907 and one 

 June 2ist. (/. Boxitclier.) An abundant bird on Prince Edward 

 island, frequenting the open fields in the more settled districts. 

 (Dwight.) One specimen shot at Hampton, N.B., June, 1881. 

 (Chamberlain.) An abundant summer resident at Scotch Lake, York 

 county, N.B. (IK. H. Moore.) Not commion in eastern Quebec. 

 (JDionne.) A common summer resident in the Montreal district; 

 breeds on the island of Montreal. Nests with eggs found from May 

 14th to 28th; observed from April 7th to October 8th. (Wintle.) 

 An abundant summer resident, breeding in large numbers. (Ottawa 

 Naturalist, Vol. Y.) Yery common in meadows and pastures; have 

 found the nest on two occasions the last of April. (Rev. C. J. 

 Young.) Abundant summer resident at Toronto, Ont. ; one of the 

 commonest summer residents in the Parry Sound and Muskoka 

 districts. (/. H. Fleming.) A very common summer resident 

 in all western Ontario. (W. E. Saunders.) An abundant summer 

 resident at Guelph, Ont.; arrives about April ist and leaves about 

 October 15th. (A. B. Klugh.) Yery abundant in summer; breed- 

 ing at Penetanguishene, Ont. (A. F. Yoiing.) One pair found 

 breeding at Cache lake, Algonquin park, Ont., 1900. (Spread- 

 borough.) Common at Grand rapids of the Saskatchewan river; 

 specimens taken, all males. (Nutting.) Numerous in all open 

 situations between the Coast range and the Rockies as far north 

 as Lac la Hache, B.C. (Rlwads.) Mr. Streator and the writer 

 place the Ashcroft, B.C. birds under confinis. 



The vesper sparrows of Cariboo district, B.C. seem closer to 

 the t3^pical species than to either of the subspecies afjinis or confinis. 

 They were common at 150-Mile House, and were also breeding 

 at timber line at Barkerville. (Brooks.) 



