CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. .5I3 



at the root of a clump of willows ; on Moose mountain, at 6,000 feet 

 altitude, found a nest with six fresh eggs, the same day another 

 nest was taken at 7,500 feet, containing three young and two eggs; 

 common in the foothills from Calgary south to Crow Nest pass; 

 common from Prairie creek, Alta. to the Henry House, 1898; very 

 common and breeding at Banff, Rocky mountains, in 1891 ; first 

 seen April 23, at Penticton, Lake Okanagan, B.C., where they 

 became common; very abundant at Revelstoke, B.C., in April, 1890; 

 one seen at Trail near the 49th parallel, 1902, nearly all the specimens 

 taken were males; in May many were breeding in burnt woods all 

 around the town; rather common at Sicamous, B.C., in July, 1889, 

 and at Kamloops and Spence Bridge also ; common at Fernie and 

 Elko, B.C., in 1904, and at Midway and Whipsaw creek in 1905; 

 saw a number on a mountain 14 miles south of Hope, B.C., at an 

 altitude of 6,000 feet, breeding. (Spreadborough.) Two were seen 

 at Lake Okanagan, B.C., December i6th, 1898. Common migrant 

 at Chilliwack, B.C. (Brooks.) During migration this race is 

 sparingly scattered as far west as Vancouver island, where I took 

 two specimens. It became more frequent on the western slope of 

 the Coast range, and in the interior I found it breeding at higher 

 latitudes and altitudes. (Rhoads.) Rare spring and fall migrant 

 in British Columbia. (Streator.) I found this bird very common 

 east of the Coast range. (Fannin.) Descending from the bleak 

 snow-covered rocks of White pass we reached Portage on June 14th, 

 a country of more luxuriant vegetation. Here this sparrow appeared 

 and continued with us to Circle City, Alaska. (Bishop.) Every- 

 where in Alaska, the presence of bushes and timber is an almost 

 certain indication of this bird's presence in summer. (Nelson.) 

 This species is quite abundant among the alder patches on all parts 

 of the island of St. Michael and breeds in considerable numbers. 

 (Turner.) This bird occurs at Point Barrow only as a straggler. 

 Only a single individual was taken. (Murdoch.) Occasionally 

 seen on the high grounds of Kenai mountains, Alaska, a few hundred 

 feet above timber line. (Figgins.) A few of Gambel's sparrows 

 were observed in the vicinity of Cape Blossom, Kotzebue sound, 

 in July. They were always seen in brush patches or at their borders, 

 just as is the case in winter in southern California. (Grinnell.) 

 One female specimen taken at Point Barrow, Alaska, is typical in 

 every way. (Wihner Stone.) 



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