188 BIRDS OF THE GRAND PRE REGION. — TUFTS. 



567. Junco hyemalis hyemalis (Linn.). Slate-colored 

 JuNCO. — Permanent resident, abundant in summer, 

 not uncommon in winter. 



581. Melospiza melodia acadica Thayer and Bangs. Nova 

 Scotian Song Sparrow. — Verj^ common summer 

 resident. A few spend the winter here. By the 

 last week in March these birds are in full song, 

 and are common until late in November. This 

 new subspecies was described by J. E. Thayer and 

 Outram Bangs from a series of specimens collected 

 by the writer at Wolfville in April, 1914 (see Proc. 

 New England Zoological Club, vol. 5, pp. 67-68, 

 May 29, 1914). The type is number 65,643 in 

 the Museum of Comparative Zoologj^, Cambridge. 



584. Melospiza georgiana {Lath.). ■ Swamp Sparrow. — Com- 



mon summer resident in suitable localities, occurring 

 from Ma}^ 1st to Oct. 1st. Noted in swampy or 

 marshy ground covered with bushes, rank grass, 

 cat-tails or weeds. 



585. Passerella iliaca iliaca (JNIerr.). Fox Sparrow. — - 



Common transient in spring and fall. Noted from 

 April 1st to 25th in spring and from Oct. 1st to 

 Nov. 10th in autumn. One record Dec. 13th, 1913. 

 In the spring the Fox Sparrows appear about our 

 gardens and hedges in small scattered flocks, and 

 are heard singing gaily even when the ground 

 is white with snow. During the fall migration 

 they seem to prefer the covers and copses along 

 the countryside. They do not nest in the province, 

 Newfoundland being their chosen breeding ground. 



595. Zamelodia ludoviciana (Linn.). Rose-breasted Gros- 

 beak. — Uncommon summer resident. A few ob- 

 served in the thickets and copses about the country. 



