EASTERN AND CANADIAN CHIPPING SPARROWS 1183 



October 24 (average of 32 years, October 10). Ontario — Ottawa, 

 October 17 (average of 6 years, October 2). Michigan — Detroit area, 

 November 11 (mean of 10 years, October 25) ; Battle Creek, November 



1 (median of 31 years, October 14). Ohio — Buckeye Lake, November 



2 (median, October 25). Indiana — Wayne County, November 2 

 (median of 8 years, October 10). Illinois — Chicago, November G 

 (average of 16 years, October 22). Missouri — St. Louis, November 1 

 (median of 15 years, October 10). Tennessee — Nashville, November 

 21 (median of 27 years, November 2); Knox County, November 13. 

 New Brunswick — Fredericton, November 11. Quebec — Ulverton, 

 November 3. Maine — Isle au Haut, November 21; Westbrook and 

 Brunswick, November 16. New Hampshire — New Hampton, No- 

 vember 26 (median of 21 years, October 31); Dubhn, November 20. 

 Vermont — Putney, October 26. Massachusetts — Martha's Vine- 

 yard, November 30 (median of 5 years, September 18). Rhode 

 Island — Pro\4dence, October 28. Connecticut — East Hartford, No- 

 vember 19. New York — Westchester, November 9; Ontario, Novem- 

 ber 1. New Jersey — Cape May, November 9. Pennsylvania — State 

 College, November 4; Beaver, November 3. Maryland — Baltimore 

 County, December 4; Anne Arundel County, December 3; Laurel, 

 November 29 (median of 6 years, November 9). District of Colum- 

 bia — December 17 (average of 18 years, November 10). Virginia — 

 Richmond, November 21. North Carolina — Raleigh, November 25. 



Egg dates. — Illinois: 17 records, !May 8 to July 11. 



Maryland: 240 records, April 14 to August 28; 120 records, Alay 

 to June 2. 



Massachusetts: 76 records, May 12 to June 21 ; 50 records May 27 

 to June 6. 



Michigan: 166 records. May 1 to August 20; about 85 records. 

 May 21 to June 22. 



New Brunswick: 25 records, Alay 21 to Jidy 15. 



New York: 38 records, May 15 to July 11; 19 records. May 30 to 

 June 16. 



Ontario: 72 records, May 16 to July 10; 36 records, May 29 to 

 June 14. 



West Virginia: 22 records, April 16 to June 7; 12 records. May 6 

 to May 20. 



Canadian Chipping Sparrow (S. p. boreophila) 



Range. — Alaska, Yukon, Mackenzie and Manitoba south to southern 

 Baja California, Michoacan, Puebla, and central Texas. 



Breeding range. — The Canadian chipping sparrow breeds from 

 east-central Alaska (Tanana Valley), central Yukon (Dawson), 

 central jMackenzie (Fort Reliance, Fort Good Hope, Dickson Canj'on), 



