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out Ontario, as well as in the vicinity of Ottawa and Montreal, 

 though Mr. CLKMENTI thinks it fairly common near Peterboro, 

 and Dr. WHEATON reports that it is common in Ohio. It is 

 common in Manitoba, and uncommon in British Columbia ; and, 

 while it has not been reported from the Hudson's Bay region, is 

 said to extend its range to the Arctic coast. It has been found 

 breeding in Labrador, and on the islands in the Gulf of St. Law- 

 rence, and on Duck Mountain, Manitoba ( Thompson}, and is a 

 summer resident near the sea-coast in British Columbia (Fanniri). 



Passerella iliaca unalaschcensis. 



TOWNSEND'S SPARROW. 



A fairly common summer resident along the coast of British 

 Columbia. 



Pipilo erythrophthalmus. 



TOWHEE. 



A common summer resident in Manitoba, the Great Plains, 

 and in Southern Ontario, east to Toronto. Mr. NEILSON reports 

 that a pair were taken near Quebec in 1879, and one example 

 has been taken in New Brunswick, near St. John. 



Pipilo maculatus arcticus. 



ARCTIC TOWHEE. 



Occurs on the Saskatchewan Plains, and west to the eastern 

 slopes of the Rockies. 



Pipilo maculatus oregonus. 



OREGON TOWHEE. 



An abundant resident of British Columbia, from the Cascades 

 to the Pacific. 



