514 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 
Fort Simpson, on Mackenzie River; not rare. (oss.) Common 
during the autumnal migrations. (Séveator.) Regular summer 
visitor. (Zord.) Found east and west of Coast Range. (Fannzn.) 
At Nulato this bird is rare, but thence it becomes more and more 
numerous towards:the east and at Fort Yukon it is considerably 
more abundant. (WVelson.) Mr. Rhoads in The Auk, Vol. X, p. 21, 
says that he cannot see any difference between specimens of this 
species taken on Vancouver Island and those taken in Pennsyl- 
vania, and onthis account he rejects s¢vzata, which is based on 
Vancouver Island specimens. (MJacoun.) Two or three pairs 
breed in the grassy margin of the pond back of Sitka, Alaska, - 
A juvenile about one-third grown was taken on June 25th. Mr. 
Brewster says of a female that was taken June 25th that it agrees 
with sév7ata in respect to the streaking in the upper parts, but it 
would be unsafe to make it that form without material. (Gvinnell.) 
An adult male was taken at Hope, Cook’s Inlet, Alaska, and a few 
others were seen when we were there. Thespecimen taken shows 
none of the characters attributed to Melospiza lincolni striata. 
(Osgood.) Seen at Log Cabin, June 15th, 1899; a female and a 
nest of fresh eggs were taken near Lake Marsh, July 5th. The 
nest was composed of coarse grass lined with fine, and was in a 
tuft of grass in a swamp, about four inches above the water. The 
species was occasionally met with to Circle City on the Yukon. 
( Bishop.) 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
Twenty-four ; one taken in Algonquin Park, Ont., July roth, 
1900, three at Indian Head, Assa., in September, 1891, five at 
Edmonton, Alta., in May, 1897, three at Peace River Landing, 
Lat. 56° 15’, June, 1903, four at Banff, Rocky Mountains, in May, 
1891.four at Revelstoke,B.C.,in May, 1890, two taken at Penticton, 
B.C., Lat. 49°, April, 1903, two at Victoria, Vancouver Island, May, 
1893, all by Mr. Spreadborough. 
One set of five eggs taken at Edmonton, Alta., June Ist, 1897, 
by Mr. Spreadborough. 
5834. Forbush’s Sparrow. 
Melospiza lincolnit striata BREWST. 1889. 
One seen near Victoria, Vancouver Island, April 24th, 1893, and 
another on May 5th; after which time they were more common ; 
