520 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 
three being from Whale river, Hudson bay, and one from Fort 
Chimo, Ungava. 
A common migrant in spring and fall at Ottawa. (Ottawa Natur- 
alist, Vol. V.) A northern breeder, common in Ontario in the early 
spring, where it is one of the first birds tocome. (Rev. C. J. Young.) 
Winter resident at Toronto, Ont., sometimes abundant. A regular 
winter resident in the Parry Sound and Muskoka districts; common 
at Sand lake in October, 1900. (J. H. Fleming.) A common 
migrant at London, Ont.; a few are found most winters in sheltered 
places. (W.E. Saunders.) Winter visitor at Guelph, Ont. (A. B. 
Klugh.) <A rare and transient visitor at Penetanguishene, Ont. 
(A. F. Young.) 
No tree sparrows were observed in summer during either season, 
(1873-74) and I think none breed as far south as this. They appear 
in numbers with the general migration which brings the northern 
fringillines, and which reaches this latitude about the 1st of October. 
(Coues.) Abundant migrant in Manitoba, frequenting thickets. It 
commonly frequents thick copses rather than trees, and its general 
habits would entitle it to be called scrub sparrow rather than tree 
sparrow. First noted in 1907 near the east end of Great Slave lake, 
afterwards abundant and nesting to the “jbarrens ’’’ where there were 
small thickets. (E. T. Seton.) Abundant migrant at Aweme, Man. 
(Criddle.) Abundant migrant everywhere in Manitoba. (Atkin- 
son.) First seen at York Factory, Hudson bay, where the species 
was rather common, and a young bird not long,from the nest was 
taken July 12th, 1900. It was abundant at Fort Churchill, July 24th 
to 30th, and we took a series at that point. Many were noted on 
the ‘‘barren grounds,”’ fifty miles south of Cape Eskimo, August 4th 
to 8th. On our return trip several were seen at Duck point, Play- 
green lake. (Preble.) Fort Churchill, Hudson bay. (Clarke.) 
559a. Western Tree Sparrow. 
Spizella monticola ochracea BREWST. 1882. 
Very common in the spring at Indian Head, Sask.; first seen at 
Medicine Hat, Sask., April roth, 1894, and all were gone by the 18th; 
rare at Edmonton, Alta., in April, 1897; the bulk of the migration 
had passed before I reached there; a few observed at Lesser Slave 
