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migrant, April 8 to May 16, and August 28 to October 22; probably breeds; 

 males were heard singing June 6 to July 7, 1906, at several places outside 

 the city. 



211. Spizella monticola. Tree Sparrow. — ■ Winter resident, some- 

 times abundant, October 10 to April 17; the majority leave in November 

 and do not return till April. 



212. Spizella socialis. Chipping Sparrow. — Summer resident, abun- 

 dant April 5 to October 3; earliest, March 16; one of our most common 

 breeders. 



213. Spizella pusilla. Field Sparrow. — - Summer resident, some- 

 times abundant, April 16 to October 14; earliest record April 4, 1890; 

 breeds (May 23 to June 5). 



214. Junco hyemalis. Slate-colored Junco. — Abundant migrant, 

 April 2 to May 20, and September 24 to October 22, and irregular win- 

 ter resident, December 12 to March 20; breeds rarely (May 24, 1887; 

 July 19, 1892). 



215. Melospiza cinerea melodia. Song Sparrow. — Abundant sum- 

 mer resident, March 15 to October 26; a rare and irregular winter resident 

 (December 11, January 31, February 21); one of our most common 

 breeders (May 12 to August 13). 



216. Melospiza lincolnii. Lincoln's Sparrow. — Regular spring mi- 

 grant, May 6 to 26; generally distributed, never common. Mr. J. 

 Hughes Samuel saw three at Island Park September 15, 1900, and I saw 

 one at the same place September 23, 1906. 



217. Melospiza georgiana. Swamp Sparrow. — Regular summer resi- 

 dent, common April 14 to October 7; breeds. 



218. Passerella iliaca. Fox Sparrow. — Regular migrant, local, 

 and usually not common, April 5 to 29, and October 2 to 26. Mr. George 

 E. Atkinson has published a very full account of this sparrow in Toronto. 1 



219. Pipilo erythrophthalmus. Towhee. — Summer resident, fairly 

 common April 13 to October 19; common migrant; latest record Novem- 

 ber 16, 1899; breeds (May 25, 1890). 



220. Cardinalis cardinalis. Cardinal. — Accidental and probably 

 occurs only in winter; there are several local records but two only have 

 dates, a female taken in February, 1900, and a male seen in November, 1902. 



221. Zamelodia ludoviciana. Rose-breasted Grosbeak. — Regular 

 spring migrant, fairly common May 10 to 23; Mr. Nash gives fall records 

 from July 13 to the middle of August, and I took a young male on Septem- 

 ber 10, 1906. 



222. Cyanospiza cyanea. Indigo Bunting. — Regular, though not 

 very common, summer resident, May 18 to August 4, and probably later; 

 breeds. 



223. Piranga erythromelas. Scarlet Tanager. — Regular migrant, 

 sometimes common, May 12 to 30, and September 15 to October 13. In 



1 Biological Review of Ontario, I, 1894, 57-63. 



