BIRDS 257 



small birds that appear to inhabit such a place, 

 Churchill River, June 25. Observed below Frog 

 Portage, Churchill River, June 27 ; south end of 

 Reindeer Lake, July 3, 4 ; Reindeer Lake, July 7, 

 11. Note that no Song Sparrows Cochrane River, 

 July 23. 



Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolni lin- 

 colni). — A male taken on Reindeer River, June 29. 



Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana).- z A 

 male taken below mouth of Haultain River, 

 Churchill River, June 6. " Small colony of these 

 birds breeding in this place." 



Observed at Big River, May 7. 



Fox Sparrow (Passer ella iliaca iliaea). — Four 

 specimens ; all males : one Reindeer Lake, July 

 11 ; three Cochrane River, July 18, 24 and 

 August 3 ; the first bird seen was carrying food 

 to its fledged young. Fledged young taken, but 

 specimen too much damaged to make a skin of. 



Observed Reindeer Lake, July 13 ; Fort Du 

 Brochet, July 17 ; Cochrane River, July 19, 20, 

 21, 28 ; Du Brochet Lake, August 1 ; north end 

 Du Brochet Lake, August 10. 



[House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)]. — Those 

 were at Big River Town-site, and even as far 

 afield as lie a la Crosse Post. To an extraordinary 

 extent those birds have spread since first im- 

 ported to America. 



Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon lunifrons luni- 

 frons). — Two females taken on Sandy Lake, 

 Churchill River, June 9 ; a pair, Cochrane River, 

 August 6 ; fully fledged young in company with 

 these last. Those latter were the first of this 

 species to be observed since leaving Sandy Lake. 



