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three being from Whale river, Hudson bay, and one from Fort 

 Chimo, Ungava. 



A common migrant in spring and fall at Ottawa. {Ottawa Natur- 

 alist, Vol. V.) A northern breeder, common in Ontario in the early 

 spring, where it is one of the first birds to come. {Rev. C. J. Young.) 

 Winter resident at Toronto, Ont., sometimes abundant. A regular 

 winter resident in the Parry Sound and Muskoka districts ; common 

 at Sand lake in October, 1900. (/. H. Fleming.) A common 

 migrant at London, Ont. ; a few are found most winters in sheltered 

 places. (yV. E. Saunders.) Winter visitor at Guelph, Ont. {A. B. 

 Klugh.) A rare and transient visitor at Penetanguishene, Ont. 

 {A. F. Young.) 



No tree sparrows were observed in summer during either season, 

 (1873-74) and I think none breed as far south as this. They appear 

 in numbers with the general migration which brings the northern 

 fringillines, and which reaches this latitude about the ist of October. 

 {Coues.) Abundant migrant in Manitoba, frequenting thickets. It 

 commonly frequents thick copses rather than trees, and its general 

 habits would entitle it to be called scrub sparrow rather than tree 

 sparrow. First noted in 1907 near the east end of Great Slave lake, 

 afterwards abundant^and nesting to the "(barrens " where there were 

 small thickets. {E. T. Seton.) Abundant migrant at Aweme, Man. 

 {Criddle.) Abundant migrant everjrwhere in Manitoba. {Atkin- 

 son.) First seen at York Factory, Hudson bay, where the species 

 was rather common, and a young bird not long from the nest was 

 taken July 12th, 1900. It was abundant at Fort Churchill, July 24th 

 to 30th, and we took a series at that point. Many were noted on 

 the "barren grounds," fifty miles south of Cape Eskimo, August 4th 

 to 8th. On our return trip several were seen at Duck point, Play- 

 green lake. {Preble.) Fort Churchill, Hudson bay. {Clarke.) 



559a. Western Tree Sparrow. 



Spizella monticola ochracea Brewst. 1882. 



Very common in the spring at Indian Head, Sask. ; first seen at 

 Medicine Hat, Sask., April loth, 1894, and all were gone by the i8th; 

 rare at Edmonton, Alta., in April, 1897; the bulk of the migration 

 had passed before I reached there; a few observed at Lesser Slave 



