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May 19, and at Grand Rapid, May 22, 23, and 25. The bird 

 was next seen at Fort Chipewyan on June 5, and was noted for 

 the last time that season near Fort Smith on June 22. 



Melospiza lincolni lincolni (Audubon) . Lincoln's Sparrow. 



Over most of the territory covered, this sparrow replaces 

 wholly, or in part, the more familiar song sparrow. We saw 

 it at Athabaska Landing on May 17, and near Fort McKay on 

 May 30 and 31. Other birds were observed at Poplar Point on 

 the Athabaska, June 1, and at Fort Smith, June 28 and 30. 

 The swamps bordering the Nyarling seemed a favourite habitat, 

 and we saw numbers there, July 8 to 11, and on the lower part 

 of Little Buffalo River on July 12. Others were seen at Fort 

 Resolution, July 13 and 17. 



Melospiza georgiana (Latham) . Swamp Sparrow. 



The swamp sparrow is quite generally distributed, though 

 seldom abundant north to the region of Great Slave Lake. We 

 noted it at Fort Smith on June 24, and in the delta of Slave 

 River on July 17. 



Passerella iliaca iliaca (Merrem) . Fox Sparrow. 



This beautiful sparrow was noted at Athabaska Landing on 

 May 17, and on the Athabaska, below that point, on May 18. 

 We also noted the species and took a specimen at Grand Rapid, 

 May 22. It was next observed on the Little Buffalo River on 

 July 6 and 7. We noted a few near Fort Resolution on July 

 16 and 17, but did not again observe the species until August 5, 

 when one was seen in the alders bordering a small stream on the 

 eastern shore of Artillery Lake at the tree limit. The bird was 

 last seen on September 11, near the eastern end of Great Slave 

 Lake, during our homeward trip. 



Passer domesticus (Linn.). House Sparrow. 



The so-called English sparrow has apparently established 

 itself at Athabaska Landing, where a few pairs were noted on 

 May 16. 



