488 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 
in company with three slate-colored juncos on Jan. 25th, 1899. 
(Morrell.) Quite common at Lake Mistassini, northern Quebec, 
breeding in 1885. (/. WZ. Macoun.) Taken at Beauport; a winter 
visitor in eastern Quebec. (Lzonne.) A transient but common 
visitant at Montreal; observed here in spring from April 7th to 
28th, and in the autumn from October 25th to November 7th. 
(Wintle.) 
A common migrant in spring and fall at Ottawa. (Ottawa 
Naturalist, Vol. V.) A northern breeder, common in Ontario in 
the early spring, where it is one of the first birds to come. (Rev. 
C. J. Young.) A regular winter resident in the Parry Sound and 
Muskoka: districts ; common at Sand Lake in October, Igoo. 
(J. H. Fleming.) A common migrant at London, Ont.; a few are 
found most winters in sheltered places. (W. E. Saunders.) Win- 
ter visitor at Guelph, Ont. (4.8. Klugh.) A rare and transient 
visitor at Penetanguishene, Ont. (4. F. Young.) 
No tree sparrows were observed in summer during either season, 
(1873-74) and I think none breed as far south as this. They 
appear in numbers with the general migration which brings. the 
northern fringillines, and which reaches this latitude about the 
Ist of October. (Cowes.) Abundant migrant in Manitoba, fre- 
quenting thickets. It commonly frequents thick copses rather 
than trees, and its general habits would entitle it to be called 
scrub sparrow rather than tree sparrow. (Zhompson-Seton.) First 
seen at York Factory Hudson Bay, where the species was rather 
common, and a young bird not long from the nest was taken July 
12th, 1900. It was abundant at Fort Churchill July 24th to 30th, 
and we took a series at that point. Many were noted on the 
‘barren grounds,” 50 miles south of Cape Eskimo, August 4th to 
8th. On our return trip several were seen at Duck Point, Play- 
green Lake. (Predles.) Fort Churchill, Hudson Bay. (Clarke.) 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
Four; three taken in Ottawa in April and November, 1890, by 
Mr F. A. Saunders; one taken at London, Ont., 27th October, 
1885, by Mr. W. E. Saunders. 
Four sets of eggs; twoof four and one of five eggs taken at 
Whale River, Hudson Bay, in June, 1898, by Mr. J. E. Edmunds; 
one set of four taken at Fort Chimo, Ungava, in June, 1896, by 
Mr. G. Bouchier. 
