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Zonotrichia leucophrys gambeli (Xuttall). 

 Intermediate Sparrow. 



First seen at Thomas Bay, on August 22, when a flock of six 

 or eight was observed in an alder thicket. At Port Snettisham, 

 August 24 to September 1, intermediate sparrows were fairly 

 common on the brushy hillsides, but were shy and difficult to 

 approach. Only immature birds were seen, that is, those wdth 

 the brown head markings. On the Taku River, during Sep- 

 tember, they were fairly common, but irregularly so, the num- 

 bers seen varying greatly on different days. On September 18 

 the first adults — with white head stripes — w^ere observed. 



The principal migration route of this bird does not seem to 

 include the islands of southeastern Alaska, since the 1907 expe- 

 dition did not find it on Admiralty Island in the spring, while I 

 did not note it at an island locality at any time. 



Five specimens were secured, three from Port Snettisham 

 (nos. 9626-9628) and two from the Taku River (nos. 9629-9630), 

 all immature males in first winter plumage. 



Zonotrichia coronata (Pallas). Golden-crowaied Sparrow\ 



Two specimens secured at Calder Bay, Prince of Wales 

 Island, on May 11, were the only ones noted in the spring at any 

 time. These two are adult male and female, and in perfect 

 nuptial plumage (nos. 9623, 9624). The species was met with 

 next at Port Snettisham where a female in first winter plumage 

 was shot on August 29 (no. 9625). It was quite probable that 

 they were fairly common at this point, as Zonotrichias were 

 very numerous in the brush ; and although all that were seen 

 near enough to identify were Z. I. gambeli, still, in the immature 

 plumage, the two species are so much alike as to be easily con- 

 fused. 



On the Taku River during September golden-crowned 

 sparrows were seen on several occasions, but were never at all 

 common. 



