80 Fleming, Birds of Toronto, Canada. [jan 



198. Astragalinus tristis. American Goldfinch. — Resident; abun- 

 dant in summer and sometimes in winter, though I do not think the same 

 birds are resident in summer and winter; breeds (July 23-30, 1893). 



199. Spinus pinus. Pine Finch. — Irregular winter resident, some- 

 times abundant October 2 to March 23. Siskins bred in Wellington 

 County, at Guelph and Mount Forest, in April and May, 1905. l 



200. Passer domesticus. House Sparrow. — The "Avian Rat," 

 of Tegetmeier, was introduced about 1870, it increases and decreases 

 according to the severity of the winter, but on the whole is still on the 

 increase. 



201. Passerina nivalis. Snowflake. — Winter migrant, usually 

 abundant, October 10 to March 15. 



202. Calcarius lapponicus. — Lapland Longsptjr. — Irregular winter 

 resident October 10 to April 23; latest May 17, 1891; not common, usu- 

 ally found singly with flocks of Snowflakes, but Mr. Nash has recorded 

 flocks October 10-26, 1891. 2 



203. Pocecetes gramineus. Vesper Sparrow. — Abundant summer 

 resident, April 7 to October 23; breeds commonly. 



204. Passerculus sandwichensis savanna. Savanna Sparrow. 

 — Common summer resident, April 5 to October 16; breeds (May 31 to 

 June 23). 



205. Coturniculus savannarum passerinus. Grasshopper Spar- 

 row. — Two records — one taken on Toronto Island by Dr. Brodie, the 

 other by Mr. John Edmonds May 24, 1890, at Ashbridges Bay; both are 

 still in the collection of the Biological Society. 



206. Ammodramus leconteii. Leconte's Sparrow. — One specimen 

 taken by Mr. George Pierce May 5, 1897, is in the collection of Mr. J. H. 

 Ames. 3 



207. Ammodramus nelsoni. Nelson's Sparrow. — Rare migrant, 

 two taken September 22, 1894, and a female, the only spring recoid, 

 June 10, 1895, by Mr. Nash, are in my collection; these were examined 

 by Dr. J. Dwight, Jr., who said they were not typical but nearer nelsoni 

 than subvirgatus. I have seen in all eleven local specimens; latest date 

 October 28, 1896. 4 



208. Chondestes grammacus. Lark Sparrow. — Summer resident, 

 rare and very local; earliest record May 3, 1895; there are no fall records; 

 breeds (May 15, 1899; July 1, 1898). 



209. Zonotrichia leucophrys. White-crowned Sparrow. — Regular 

 migrant, common April 15 to May 24; September 27 to October 10; latest 

 record October 19, 1906. 



210. Zonotrichia albicollis. White-throated Sparrow. — Common 



1 Auk, XXII, 1905, 415; Ontario Natural Science Bulletin, II, 1906, 1718. 



2 Biological Review of Ontario, I, 1894, 30. 



3 Auk, XIV, 1897, 411. 

 i Auk, XVI, 1899, 277. 



