510 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 
‘to the coast and Vancouver Island. (Fannin.) An abundant 
resident at Chilliwack. Tolerably common winter resident at 
Lake Okanagan, B.C. (Svooks.) The distribution of gwé¢tata in 
Washington and British Columbia is singularly uniform in all 
kinds of localities, no difference between coast and interior indi- 
viduals being apparent. (RKhoads.) Breeding from extreme 
southern portion of Alaska through British Columbia, including 
Vancouver Island, to Oregon. (Ridgway.) Saw what I took to 
be this form in the valley of McLennan river, west of the Rocky 
Mountains and south of Yellowhead Pass, in B.C., July, 1898; not 
uncommon at Revelstoke, B.C., in April, 1890. Further west it 
was foundcommon at Sicamous and Kamloops in 1889; not com- 
mon at Penticton, B.C., a few pairs breeding ; it was very abund- 
ant, however, west of the Coast Range at all points visited and 
was particularly abundant on Vancouver Island. Except at Revel- 
stoke, it was found breeding throughout its range; like the eastern 
song sparrow it likes to breed near water. (Spreadborough.) 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
Nineteen; two taken at Revelstoke, B.C., April 1toth, 1890; one 
at’ Penticton,.B.C., April, 1903; one at Siedmous, july isthetosom, 
two at Kamloops, B.C., in June, 1889; three at Agassiz, B.C., in 
May, 1889; three at Hastings, Burrard Inlet, B.C., in April, 1889; 
three at Chilliwack, B.C., in May and June, 1901; two at Hunting- 
ton, B.C., in September, 1901; one at Victoria, Vancouver Island, 
April 28th, 1893, and one at Comox, Vancouver Island, June 23rd, 
1893, all by Mr. Spreadborough. 
Three sets of eggs; two of four taken at Hastings, B.C., April 
27th, 1889, and Agassiz, B.C., May 21st, 1889, both by Prof. 
Macoun. One set of five taken near Victoria, Vancouver Island, 
by Rev. G. Taylor, in May, 1890. One of the Agassiz nests was 
built on the lowest strand of a wire fence. 
5817. Sooty Song Sparrow. 
Melospiza cinerea rufina (BRANDT) RipGw.  Igol. 
An abundant resident chiefly along the coast of the mainland, 
B.C. (fannin.) An abundant resident in the Fraser valley near 
the International Boundary in the summer of Igo!t. Rather com- 
mon along the seashore at Hastings, Burrard Inlet in May, 1880, 
