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seen and one was collected at Fort Chipewyan on May 23. The 

 species was common at Fort Resolution and was seen daily, July 5 

 to 8. At Fort Rae it was noted July i24. and one was taken July 29. 



In the spring of 1903 we first observed this species at Edmonton 

 on May 10, noting about 25 individuals. We next detected it on lower 

 Slave River, June 19. It was abundant at Fort Resolution, and was 

 noted daily during the latter part of June, several being collected. 

 My brother and Cary noted it at Hay River on June 30, and daily at 

 Fort Providence, July 2 to 8, and on the latter date observed young 

 just able to fly. I observed it daily at Fort Resolution during the 

 first half of July; noted it near Stone Island July 18; and found it 

 common at Fort Rae, July 20 to 29, and on Lake Marian, July 30. I 

 took an immature bird on Lake St. Croix, August 10, and last saw 

 the species on Lake Hardisty, August IT, taking one specimen. 



In the spring of 1904 J. W. Mills and H. W. Jones collected a 

 small series of savanna sparrows at Willow River, near Fort Provi- 

 dence, in May, taking the first one on May 12. At Fort Simpson 

 I first observed it May IT, taking one. I found it rather common 

 May 21 and during the remainder of the month noted it nearly every 

 day, and collected a small series. While descending the Mackenzie, 

 I noted a few at Fort Norman, .June 12, and at Fort McPherson. 

 July 14. On my return trip I saw several a short distance north of 

 Edmonton, September 4. J. W. Mills took males at Fort Provi- 

 dence, May 14, 1905. 



Under the name Passerc/dus savanna, Ross gave this bird as abun- 

 dant about Great Slave Lake, and as having been taken at Fort 

 Simpson." MacFarlane found it abundant in the Anderson River 

 region, and discovered a large number of nests.^ The bird catalogue 

 of the National Museum records skins from Fort Rae, Big Island, 

 Fort Simpson, Fort Good Hope, Fort Liard, and Great Bear Lake. 

 Russell took specimens at Herschel Island in the summer of 1894. c 

 Macoun records specimens of this form from Edmonton, Alberta, and 

 Peace River Landing; as well as eggs from Edmonton, taken on 

 May 2T and June 3, 189T.' ? 



J. Alden Loring took one of these sparrows at Banff, Alberta, 

 August 29, 1894, and several at Edmonton during September of the 

 same year, finding them common. In the summer of 1890 he found 

 the species common on the trail between Edmonton and Jasper House, 

 and during the early autumn of the same year observed it frequently 

 between Jasper House and Smoky River. 



"Nat. Hist. Rev.. II (second ser.), p. 281, 1862. 



6 Proc. U. S. Nat. Mns., NIV, p. 442, 1891. 



c Expl. in Far North, p. 267, 1898. 



<*Cat. Canadian Birds, Part III. p. 470, 1904. 



