492 Mr. C, B. Horsbrugh on the Birds of Alix, [Ibis, 



Astragalimis tristis tristis. Pale Goldfinch. Plentiful 

 in the vicinity of the town. I sent a skin to Mr. Fleming, 

 who states it is probably this form. 



Plectrophenax nivalis nivalis. Snow - Bunting. On 

 5 February, 1916, a flock, numbering about fifty, appeared 

 in the woods near my house, one male of which I secured 

 with my "22 pistol at long range. 



Pooecetes gramineus confinis. Western Vesper-Sparrow. 

 Fairly plentiful, but more so at Camrose. Singing lustily 

 on 18 May, 1916. 



Passerculus sandwichensis alaudinus. Western Savannah 

 Sparrow. Common. 



Zonotricbia alljicollis. White-throated Sparrow. Plenti- 

 ful everywhere. 



Spizella monticola ochracea. Western Tree-Sparrow. 

 I noticed a small flock around my house on 24 April, 1916, 

 and shot a male on the 28th. 



Spizella pallida. Clay-coloured Sparrow. At Sylvan 

 Lake I found two nests containing eggs ; to one of tliese a 

 Cowbird iiad contributed. Both were well hidden in the 

 long grass near the roadside. 



Junco hyemalis hyemalis. Slate-coloured Junco. Not 

 rare. I shot a pair not far from the town on 26 April, 1916. 

 One bird was seen at Buffalo Lake on 16 April (Cook). 



Melospiza melodia melodia. Song-Sparrow. Abundant 

 everywhere. I found a nest in my back garden holding 

 five well-fledged young, on 12 July, 1916. 



Zamelodia ludoviciana. Rose-breasted Grosbeak. I 

 noticed one male in the woods north of the town, on 

 24 May, 1916, after which date these birds became com- 

 mon, particularly at Sylvan Lake. At this place I found a 

 nest with four eggs, on 14 June, on which the male was 

 incubating, surrounded with flowers of the clematis, and 

 allowed me to ajijjroach very close. I found several more 



