254 ANIMALS AND BIRDS COLLECTED 



along the margin of the river ; thus appeared 

 the breeding haunt of the Harris's Sparrow, 

 Cochrane River, July 26. Observed Du Brochet 

 Lake, August 2 : note that I have not heard this 

 species sing : they have a loud, sharp alarm chirp 

 when disturbed near young. Adult and fledged 

 young observed Du Brochet Lake, August 9. 

 Observed north end Du Brochet Lake, August 10. 



Gambel's Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys 

 Gambelii). — Three specimens : an adult male and 

 a juvenile male, Reindeer Lake, July 16 ; and a 

 young male, Cochrane River, July 26. 



Observed lie a la Crosse Lake, May 24. Ob- 

 served Fort Du Brochet, July 14 ; and noted that 

 birds appear to be nesting there. On July 17 

 noted that this species plentiful in neighbourhood 

 of Fort Du Brochet, but that they had been 

 nowhere seen in their breeding haunts until 

 this post was reached. Observed Cochrane River, 

 July 21, 28. Observed below Du Brochet 

 Lake, July 31. 



[White-throated Sparrow {Zonotrichia albi- 

 collis)] . — Observed Big River, May 10 ; Crooked 

 Lake, May 13 ; inland, on east shore, at north 

 end of lie a la Crosse Lake, May 30. Noted on 

 June 2 that this species are encountered every 

 day, at that date had entered the Churchill 

 River. Observed below Dead Lake, Churchill 

 River, June 18, and noted that this species had 

 not been seen for some days. Number singing 

 at daybreak at Stanley Mission, June 24. Ob- 

 served south end Reindeer Lake, July 4 ; and 

 on Reindeer Lake, July 7. 



Tree Sparrow (Spizella monticola monticola). 



