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Seton.) This species was first seen at Indian Head, Assa., on 
May 20th, 1892. In a few days after they were quite common, 
and on June 7th I found a nest in a low bush lined with dried 
grass and horse hair. This species is found everywhere on the 
prairie wherever there is brush from Manitoba to the foothills of 
the Rocky Mountains. It nests chiefly in rose bushes, but I have 
found them on the ground at Frenchman’s River, under sage 
brush (Artemisia cana). Nests were found at Spur Creek in the 
sage brush as late as July 7th with fresh eggs. Common at 
Canmore in the Bow valley, but scarce at Banff in the Rocky 
Mountains in June, 1891. First seen at Edmonton, Alta., May 
31st; found a number of nests, all on the ground at the roots of 
a little clump of willows; none of the nests were more than four 
inches above the ground, and were made of dried grass lined 
with horse hair ; eggs from two to five ina set; common in the 
foothills, 4o miles southwest of Calgary; common in all the open 
country from Lesser Slave Lake to Peace River Landing, Lat. 
56° 15’in June, 1903; common from Edmonton to Pembina River 
in June, 1898. (Spreadborough.) Three specimens secured at 
Grand Rapids of the Saskatchewan. (Vudéting.) Commonly seen 
in company with the tree sparrow and probably breeding around 
Prince Albert, Sask. (Coubeaux.) This species frequented, the 
farm-yard at Carlton House on the Saskatchewan, and was as 
sociable as the English house sparrow. (Réchardson.) North of 
Fort Resolution on Great Slave Lake. (Aass.) 
BreEpinc Nores.—Upon my arrival, the rst of June, the buntings 
were all paired,the males were in full song, nidification was mostly 
finished, and the eggs were about to be laid. The first specimen 
procured, June 2nd, contained a fully formed egg. A nest taken 
June 5th was scarcely completed. The first complement of eggs 
was taken June 11th; it numbered four. I think the eggs are 
mostly laid by the end of the second week in June. The nest Is 
placed in bushes, generally within a few inches of the ground ; 
it resembles that of the chipbird, though it is not so neatly and 
artistically finished, and often lacks the horse-hair lining, which is 
so constant and conspicuous a feature of the latter ; in size it 
averages about three inches across outside by two in depth, with 
a cavity two inches wide and one and a half inches deep’; the 
structure is of fine grasses and slender weed-stalks,with or without 
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