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It was then noticed in trees as well as on the ground. The first 
were taken April 28. At Mole Harbor, May 19 to June 11, it 
was seen occasionally in suitable places; and at the head of Has- 
selbore Lake Littlejohn saw at least four birds in a grassy flat. 
At Glacier Bay in July they were noted “‘quite commonly on all 
the timberless islands, and many young were seen flying about 
or dodging into the heavy grass along the beaches.’’ The species 
was found by Stephens at Red Bluff Bay, June 11 to 20; and at 
Rodman Bay (both places on Baranof Island), August 12 to 20, 
it was common in the grass at the head of the bay. On Chichagof 
Island it was evidently breeding in the restricted grassy areas at 
Idaho Inlet and Hooniah. 
A nest of the savanna sparrow was found by Littlejohn, June 
25, a few feet below the summit of a mountain 2600 feet in 
elevation and seven or eight miles southwest of Hooniah, Chi- 
chagof Island. The nest was built on the ground among short 
grass and weeds, the earth beneath being wet, and snow banks 
close around. Externally it is composed of matted leaves, and 
internally of fine, yellowed round grasses. It contained five 
perfectly fresh eggs. These measure: 19.8 & 14, 19.1 & 14.1, 
19.6 & 14, 20 & 14.5, 19.8 «* 14. Their ground color is extreme- 
ly pale bluish white; they are profusely and rather finely dotted 
and sploteched with deep vinaceous and vinaceous-cinnamon. 
These markings tend to the formation of a distinet zone about 
the large ends of the eggs. 
Zonotrichia coronata (Pallas). Golden-crowned Sparrow. 
This species, which IT had supposed to occur regularly in the 
region explored, was not found by the expedition anywhere in 
the breeding season. It cannot therefore be considered a charae- 
teristic component of the Sitkan fauna, as has been intimated. 
An immature male (No. 271, head only, preserved) was shot by 
Stephens at Thomas Bay, September 4. This was very probably 
a migrant. 
Junco hyemalis oreganus (Townsend). Oregon Junco. 
At no point was the jJunco abundant, and at only one or two 
places could it even be considered common. Yet it is a charac- 
