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CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 465 
542. Sandwich Sparrow. 
Passerculus sandwichensts (GMEL.) BAIRD. 1858. 
A few were seen on Unalaska Island, October 5th, 1899, and two 
young secured. (Lzshop.) This species occurs during the summer 
along the entire Aleutian chain and on the island of Kadiak, 
in addition to the southeastern shore of the territory. Dall cites 
it from Unalaska where he found it numerous as he did also to 
the eastward, but he did not find it to the west of that island. 
(Welson.) This species is one of the earliest arrivals at Unalaska, 
usually about the 1toth of May. They breed in June in the grass. 
(Turner.) On June 3rd, 1890, in a grassy patch near Lukanin 
beach, on St. Paul Island, I several times flushed a sparrow which I 
identified as this species. (Palmer.) Five specimens were taken on 
Amagnak Island, near Dutch Harbour, Unalaska, in September, 
1897. (Grinnell.) 
Common about the prairies and open timbered lands. (Lord.) 
Common on the coast in the fall. (Streator.) An abundant 
summer resident west of Coast Range; breeds on Vancouver 
Island. (annin.) Tolerably common migrant at Chilliwack. 
(Lrooks.) A few specimens taken at Chilliwack, B.C., in the 
spring of 1901; taken at Hastings, April, 1889; first seen near 
Victoria, Vancouver Island, about April 20th, 1893, by May 4th 
they were common. (Spreadborough.) One seen on April 23rd, 
1887, at Victoria; abundant the next day; common along the 
sea coast at Salt Spring Island, Nanaimo and Comox. (Macoun.) 
BREEDING NoTEs.—On June toth, 1893, at Vancouver, B.C., 
found a nest and five eggsof this bird. The nest was built on the 
ground, made of dried grass and lined with hair. The eggs are 
greenish-white, heavily blotched and spotted with light brown 
and lilac; size -74 by ‘54 inches. (W. Raine.) 
MUSEUM SPECIMEN. 
One specimen taken at Victoria, Vancouver Island, Spat Igth, 
1887, by the writer. 
5424. Savanna Sparrow. 
Passerculus sandwichensts savanna (WIits.) Ripew. 1880. 
Common throughout eastern Labrador; breeds at the mouth of 
the Koksoak River and at Davis Inlet. (Fackard.) Tolerably 
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