BIRDS 255 



A male taken on Reindeer Lake, July 11 ; 

 " two pairs breeding on an island, first of this 

 species seen on this expedition." A female, Fort 

 Du Brochet, July 17 ; " bird had young almost 

 fully fledged." 



Observed Cochrane River, July 20, 21, 23 ; 

 and again on July 26. Noted that this species 

 appears to breed numerously below Du Brochet 

 Lake, Cochrane River, July 29, 31. Du Brochet 

 Lake, August 1, 2, 6, 9. Observed as late as 

 September 26 north of Tort Du Brochet. 



CHIPPING SPARROW (Spizella passerina passe- 

 rind). A male taken on Lake lie a la Crosse, 

 May 27. 



Observed on inland lake on east shore lie a 

 la Crosse Lake, May 30. Nest with four eggs 

 found on shore of inland lake, May 31 ; bird 

 secured. Observed Pelican Lake, Churchill River, 

 June 4. Nest containing one egg found on island 

 on Sandy Lake on the Churchill River, June 11. 

 Single specimen observed above Trout Lake on 

 the Churchill River, June 15, also on Dead Lake 

 Churchill River, June 13. Those birds always 

 seen in neighbourhood of, or on, spruce trees. 



Few observed on Rapid River Lake on the 

 Churchill River, June 24. Observed below Frog 

 Portage, Churchill River, June 27. Very plenti- 

 ful, Reindeer River, June 30, and at south end 

 of Reindeer Lake, July 3. Observed Sucker Bay, 

 Reindeer Lake, July 6 ; Reindeer Lake, July 7. 

 Observed Du Brochet Lake, August 3 ; previously 

 this species not seen for some time. 



[SLATE COLOURED JUNCO (Junco hyemalis hye- 

 malis)]. Observed at Canford, Sask., May 6. Nu- 



