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four eggs, taken at Gasperaux, N.S., May 22nd, 1898, by Mr. H. 
F. Tufts ; nest of dried grass sunk into; the side of a “e@fassy 
mound in a swamp. 
CCVI. PASSERELLA Swainson. 1837. 
585. Fox Sparrow. 
Passevella iliaca (MERR.) SWAINS. 1837. 
Common in the southern part of Labrador ; young obtained at 
Rigolet late in June and early in July 1882. ( Packard.) Common 
from some distance up the Moose River to Richmond Gulf ; none 
observed when crossing Ungava; young able to fly July Ist, 1896. 
(Spreadborough.) Common along the southern coast of Labrador; 
we found it as far north as Aillik. (Bigeow.) A summer mig- 
rant on Nexfoundland and very common. (Reeks.) Two young 
birds seen August 17th, 1899, along the Humber River, Newfound- 
land. (Louis H. Porter.) Common during the spring and autumn 
migrationsinNova Scotia. (Downs.) One individual seen on Sable 
Island, N.S., April 20th, 1902, and a flock on October 4th. 
(James Bouteillier.) Yemale shot at Sydney, Cape Breton Island, 
May 18th, 1902 ; ovaries small ; may possibly breed. (C. &. 
Harte.) A flock of migrants was seen at Shulee, Cumberland 
Co., N.S., March 29th ; they were in song. (Morrell.) Com- 
mon in the spring migrations, rare in the autumn migrations at 
St.John, N.B. (Chamberlain.) A rare spring and autumn mig- 
epee seotch Ibake York Co., NIB: (lV) He<Moore.)” Rather 
common; breeding on the Magdalen Islands about the last of June. 
(Bishop.) We found this sparrow among the Magdalens, on Anti- 
costi and everywhere on the north shore of the gulf, breeding 
abundantly. (Brewster.) Taken at Beauport; a migrant in east- 
ern Quebec, but breeding on the Mingan Islands. (Dionne.) A 
scarce and transient visitor in the vicinity of Montreal. (Wenite.) 
A moderately common migrant at Ottawa. (Osawa Naturaitst, 
Vol. V.) I have shot this bird in the fall in the county. of Leeds, 
Ont. I found it on two occasions frequenting second growth 
bush in old clearings. (Rev. C. J. Young.) Regarded as rare at Port 
Sydney, in 1888, by Mr. Kay; reported as common on September 
“th, 1896, at Beaumaris by Mr. Tavernier; both localities are in 
Muskoka. (/. . Fleming.) This species passes through Toronto 
so rapidly in its spring migration that it is quite easy to overlook 
