CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 547 
taken. (Coues.) Tolerably common and breeding at Aweme, Man. 
(Criddle.) An abundant breeding species in all marshes of Manitoba 
and west to Edmonton, Alta. (Atkinson.) A common summer 
resident in Manitoba; nesting in swamps that have some willows 
about them; very abundant about Carberry, breeding in every 
slough. (E. T. Seton.) North to Fort Resolution on Great Slave 
lake; rare. (Ross.) One specimen taken at Indian Head, Sask., in 
May, 1892; everywhere in marshes from the foot of Lesser Slave 
lake to Peace River Landing, lat. 56° 15,’ June, 1903. (Spread- 
borough.) 
BREEDING NoTES.—Rather rare as a breeding bird at Ottawa. 
Nest on ground in a tussock of grass or in a low bush, composed 
of rootlets weeds and gr?’s, lined with fine fibrous matter; eggs 
4 to 6; greyish white, speckled with reddish brown. (G. R. White.) 
Nests found in the marshes around Ottawa in May and June; they 
are attached to the reeds, which often hide the nest; sometimes 
they are built in bushes or on the ground along the swamps; the 
materials used are grasses, those used as a lining are finer ; from 
three to five eggs are in the set. (Garneau.) 
CCXXX. PASSERELLA Swarnson. 1837. 
585. Fox Sparrow. 
Passerella tlaca (MERR.) SWAINS. 1837. 
Common in the southern part of Labrador; young obtained at 
Rigolet late in June and early in July, 1882. (Packard.) Common 
from some distance up the Moose river to Richmond gulf; none 
observed when crossing Ungava; young able to fly July 1st, 1896. 
(Spreadborough.) Common along the southern coast of Labrador; 
we found it as far north as Aillik. (Bzgelow.) A summer mig- 
rant on Newfoundland and very common. (Reeks.) Two young 
birds seen August 17th, 1899, along the Humber river, Newfound- 
land. (Lows H. Porter.) Common during the spring and autumn 
migrations in Nova Scotia. (Downs.) One individual seen on Sable 
island, N.S., April 20th, 1902, and a flock on October 4th; seen in 
numbers, 17 April, 1904; one, September 30th, 1905, one September 
29th, 1906, and in 1907 several were seen April 14th and two, October 
15th. (J. Boutelier.) Female shot at Sydney, Cape Breton 
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