76 Capt. Blakiston on the Birds of the 



my specimen ('Ibis/ vol. iv. p. 6) ; ami I find that there is a speci- 

 men in the Smithsonian Institution, from near the Red River 

 Settlement. The eggs obtained by M. Bourgeau {' Ibis/ vol. iv. 

 p. 6) were of a greyish white, blotched with light Venetian red. 

 The bird was caught on the nest by means of a butterfly-net. 



65. ZONOTRICHIA LEUCOPHRYS. 



I found the White-crowned Sparrow was not uncommon along 

 the east side of the Rocky Mountains in September, whence my 

 specimen was obtained ('Ibis,' vol. iv. p. 6). Mr, Murray has 

 seen specimens from Hudson's Bay. It is also recorded in the 

 ' Fauna Bor.-Aui.' from Great Bear Lake, and by Mr. Ross from 

 Great Slave Lake. 



66. ZONOTRICHIA ALBICOLLIS. 



The White-throated Sparrow, like the last species, must be 

 pretty generally distributed throughout the interior, as my 

 specimen {' Ibis,' vol. iv. p. 6) was fi'om Fort Carlton. Mr. 

 Murray has noted it from Hudson's Bay; and I found it east of 

 Lake Winipeg till the 15th of September, where my attention 

 was drawn to it by its peculiar note. Sir John Richardson 

 found it breeding on the Saskatchawan and at Great Bear Lake ; 

 and Mr. Ross has obtained eggs on the Mackenzie. 



ZONOTRICHIA GAMBELII. 



Mackenzie River to Arctic Circle (Bernard Ross). 



67. JUNCO HYEMALIS. 



At Fort Carlton, in the spring of 1858, I observed a single 

 specimen of the Snow Bird on the 4th of April, but not again 

 till the 16th, when my specimen (' Ibis,' vol. iv. p. 6) was obtained. 

 This bird was common (the 'Fauna Bor.-Am.' says "uncommon") 

 during my boat voyage the preceding autumn between Hudson's 

 Bay and the Saskatchawan ; and I observed it in company with 

 the Tree Sparrow [Spizella monticola) till the 18th of October. I 

 also saw what I took to be this bird on the eastern slope of the 

 Rocky Mountains ; but it may have been J. oregonus, the existence 

 of which species I was not aware of at that time. 



JuNCO OREGONUS. 



Mackenzie River (Bernard Ross). 



