CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 513 
at the root of a clump of willows; on Moose mountain, at 6,000 feet 
altitude, found a nest with six fresh eggs, the same day another 
nest was taken at 7,500 feet, containing three young and two eggs; 
common in the foothills from Calgary south to Crow Nest pass; 
common from Prairie creek, Alta. to the Henry House, 1898; very 
common and breeding at Banff, Rocky mountains, in 1891 ; first 
seen April 23, at Penticton, Lake Okanagan, B.C., where they 
became common; very abundant at Revelstoke, B.C., in April, 1890; 
one seen at Trail near the 49th parallel, 1902, nearly all the specimens 
taken were males; in May many were breeding in burnt woods all 
around the town; rather common at Sicamous, B.C., in July, 1889, 
and at Kamloops and Spence Bridge also; common at Fernie and 
Elko, B.C., in 1904, and at Midway and Whipsaw creek in 1905; 
saw a number on a mountain 14 miles south of Hope, B.C., at an 
altitude of 6,000 feet, breeding. (Spreadborough.) Two were seen 
at Lake Okanagan, B.C., December 16th, 1898. Common migrant 
at Chilliwack, B.C. (Brooks.) . During migration this race is 
sparingly scattered as far west as Vancouver island, where I took 
two specimens. It became more frequent on the western slope of 
the Coast range, and in the interior I found it breeding at higher 
latitudes and altitudes. (Rhoads.) Rare spring and fall migrant 
in British Columbia. (Streator.) I found this bird very common 
east of the Coast range. (Fannin.) Descending from the bleak 
snow-covered rocks of White pass we reached Portage on June 14th, 
a country of more luxuriant vegetation. Here this sparrow appeared 
and continued with us to Circle City, Alaska. (Bishop.) Every- 
where in Alaska, the presence of bushes and timber is an almost 
certain indication of this bird’s presence in summer. (Nelson.) 
This species is quite abundant among the alder patches on all parts 
of the island of St. Michael and breeds in considerable numbers. 
(Turner.) This bird occurs at Point Barrow only as a straggler. 
Only a single individual was taken. (Murdoch.) Occasionally 
seen on the high grounds of Kenai mountains, Alaska, a few hundred 
feet above timber line. (Fvggins.) A few of Gambel’s sparrows 
were observed in the vicinity of Cape Blossom, Kotzebue sound, 
in July. They were always seen in brush patches or at their borders, 
just as is the case in winter in southern California. (Grinnell.) 
One female specimen taken at Point Barrow, Alaska, is typical in 
every way. (Witmer Stone.) 
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