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from three to five. One summer some nests were found to have 
their eggs broken in them. It was some time before I could find 
out the cause. At last one morning, when sitting in view of a 
nest On an apple tree, a fine male of this species was seen to 
deliberately pick a hole in the shell of an egg and drink its con- 
tents. I then surmised that it was this bird that was doing all 
on the mischief. (W. H. Moore.) This species nests in bushes or 
on the middle branches of large trees at Ottawa. The nest is 
composed of rootlets and lined with hairs. (Garneau.) 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
Seven; two taken at Ottawain September, 1891, by Mr. F. A. 
Saunders; one at Ottawa in May, 1888, by Prof. Macoun; one at 
London, Ont., by Mr. W. E. Saunders, May 4th, 1885; three taken 
at Medicine Hat, Assa., in May, 1894, by Mr. Spreadborough. 
Two sets of four eggs each, taken at Ottawa on May 31st and 
BAthe tooo; by Mr. A... Garneau. 
5604. Western Chipping Sparrow. 
Spizella socialis avizon@ COUES. 1872. 
Regular summer visitor in British Columbia. (Zord.) Found 
only in the interior, where it breeds abundantly. (Séreator.) An 
abundant summer resident east and west of the Coast Range; 
breeds in the neighborhood of Victoria. (annin.) Common 
summer resident at Chilliwack. (Bvooks.) Six skins taken at 
Ashcroft, B.C., are considered intermediate between this and the 
eastern form. (hoads.) This species found to be common at 
Banff and breeding in the summer of 1891; not uncommon at 
Revelstoke and in Eagle Pass in May, 1890; further down the 
Columbia River at Deer Park and Robson it was quite common 
and seemed to increase to the south; quite common at Kamloops 
and Spence’s Bridge in 1889; observed several individuals at 
Chilliwack, B.C., in the spring of 1901; a few seen at Penticton in 
April, 1903; first seen at Victoria, Vancouver Island, April 26th, 
1893, quite common by May goth; an abundant summer resident 
at Victoria, Nanaimo and Comox. (Spreadborough.) 
BREEDING NoTes.—Common summer resident near the Inter- 
national Boundary at Trail, B.C.; found a nest and three eggs 
June 5th, 1902, in a small bush about 18 inches from the ground, 
