42 Fh.^miNG, Birds of Parry Sound and Miiskoka. ['jan' 



130. Pocecetes gramineus. Vesper Sparrow. — One of the common- 

 est summer residents. 



131. Ammodramus sandwichensis savanna. Savanna Sparrow. — 

 Reported by Mr. Tavernier as common at Beaumauris on April 22, 1898. 

 I have not met with it in Parry Sound. 



132. Zonotrichia leucophrys. White-crowned Sparrow. — A fairly 

 common migrant; they go further north to breed. 



133. Zonotrichia albicoUis. White-throated Sparrow. — A cotn- 

 mon migrant; a good many breed. I took a nest near Sand Lake on 

 May 25, 1897. It was placed under some dead ferns on the flat grassy 

 bank of a stream, and was lined with moose hair; there were four eggs 

 in the set. I took a nest some years ago at Rosseau, built about three 

 feet up in a raspberry bush. 



134. Spizella monticola. Tree Sparrow. — A regular winter resident- 

 Common at Sand Lake in October, 1900. 



135. Spizella socialis. Chipping Sparrow. — A common summer 

 resident, usually breeding about the settlements. 



136. Spizella pusilla. Field Sparrow. — Mr, Kay took one at Port 

 Sydney in the summer of 1890. 



137. Junco hyemalis. Slate-colored Junco. — A common breeding 

 resident, very fond of nesting near old bush roads. 



138. Melospiza fasciata. Song Sparrow. — Abundant ; breeds. 



139. Melospiza georgiana. Swamp Sparrow. — One taken at Beau- 

 mauris on May 14, 189S, by Mr. Tavernier is the only record I am aware of. 



140. Passerella iliaca. Fox Sparrow. — Regarded as rare at Port 

 Sydney in 18SS, by Mr. Kay; reported as common on September 7, 1896, 

 at Beaumauris by Mr. Tavernier. 



141. Pipilo erythrophthalmus. Towhee. — First seen at Port Sydney 

 by Mr. Kay in 1887, they bred there in 1891 ; reported as rare at Beau- 

 mauris in 1S97 by Mr. Tavernier. 



142. Zamelodia ludoviciana. Rose-breasted Grosbeak. — A com- 

 mon summer resident, breeding usually in second growth hardwood. 



143. Cyanospiza cyanea. Indigo Bunting. — A fairly common sum- 

 mer resident; arri\es later than most species. 



144. Piranga erythromelas. Scarlet Tanager. — A common summer 

 resident; breeds in hardwood bush. 



145. Progne subis. Purple Martin. — Reported as increasingly com- 

 mon at Bracebridge, and in the settled parts of Muskoka by Mr. Tavernier. 



146. Hirundo erythrogastra. Barn Swallow. — Abundant summer 

 resident ; breeds. 



147. Tachycineta bicolor. Tree Swallow. — Abundant summer resi- 

 dent. I have met with them nesting in deserted Woodpecker holes. 



148. Clivicola riparia. Bank Swallow. — An abundant summer 

 resident. 



149. Ampelis garrulus. Bohemian Waxwing. — Occurs rarely in both 

 districts in the winter. 



