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teristic breeding bird of the region and liable to be found prac- 
tically everywhere below timber-line. At Windfall Harbor, Ad- 
miralty Island, April 17 te May 19, only two individuals were 
noted, the earliest April 19. At Mole Harbor the species was 
noted oceasionally and Stephens caught a young bird in a trap 
May 31. At the three lakes back of Mole Harbor Dixon saw 
about six juneos all told; and on Hasselborg River, June 12. 
several were seen along the banks. At Hawk Inlet, August 1 to 
9, many young birds were seen. 
On Baranof Island, Stephens shot a juneo at 1500 feet alti- 
tude back of Red Bluff Bay, June 17, and others were seen. The 
same collector saw several at Rodman Bay, August 12 to 20, and 
at Bear Bay, August 21 to 27. 
On Chichagof Island, a few were noted on the mountain sides 
at Idaho Inlet and Port Frederick in July. On both shores of 
Glacier Bay juncos were observed, rather commonly on the east- 
ern shore. Well-grown young were taken June 30 and July 9. 
Finally, Stephens found the species fairly common at Helm Bay, 
September 10 to 17. 
Nine adults and four juvenals were taken, from Admiralty 
(Nos. 270, 301-305), Baranof (Nos. 150, 311), and Chichagof 
(No. 288) islands, and Glacier Bay. The four skins from the 
latter locality, two breeding adults (Nos. 258, 260) and two 
juvenals (Nos. 257, 259) are identical with those from elsewhere 
in the Sitkan District. The name oreganus was based on a 
winter bird from Oregon, which Ridgway has determined to 
belong to the Sitkan bird. I examined this type, now in the 
National Museum at Washington, and compared it with our skins 
from Admiralty Island, with the result that I fully agree with 
Mr. Ridgway. The breeding bird from Oregon is quite different. 
Melospiza melodia rufina (Bonaparte.) Sooty Song Sparrow. 
The twenty-two song sparrows in the collection are appor- 
tioned by locality as follows: Chichagof Island, four (Nos. 524- 
527); Baranof Island, four (Nos. 506-509); Admiralty Island, 
five (Nos. 500, 528-531); Glacier Bay, three (Nos. 512-514) ; 
Thomas Bay, one (No. 515) ; and Helm Bay, five (Nos. 532, 516- 
519). After careful comparison I fail to find any variation 
