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Breeding Notes. — I have the nest and eggs of this bird that 

 were collected on Tunnel mountain, at Banff, June 25th, 1893. Nest 

 on the ground amongst loose stones, composed of dried grass stems 

 lined with hair. {W. Raine.) 



CCXXIX. MELOSPIZA Baird. 1858. 

 581. Song Sparrow. 



Melospiza cinerea melodia (Wilson) Ridgw. 1901. 



Very common in Nova Scotia ; a few remain all winter. (Downs.) 

 A common species at Sydney, Cape Breton island, arriving in March. 

 (C. R. Harte.) Abundant in Nova Scotia from April to December; 

 sometimes noted in winter. (H. F. Tufts.) One seen at Partridge 

 island pier, near Parrsboro, Cumberland county, N.S., February 12th 

 and following days. Migrants reached Shulee, March 22nd, becom 

 ing common at once. (Morrell.) Quite common at Baddeck anc 

 Margaree, Cape Breton island, N.S., July, 1898; breeding in largo 

 numbers at Brackley point and other places on Prince Edward 

 island, July, 1888. (Macoun.) Very abundant and generally dis- 

 tributed on Prince Edward island. Mr. Bain states that some 

 winter on the island. (Dwight.) A common resident in Nev7 

 Brunswick. (Chamberlain.) An abundant summer resident at 

 Scotch Lake, York county, N.B. (W. H. Moore.) Common in the 

 Restigouche valley, N.B. (Brittain & Cox.) Common at Lake 

 Mistassini, northern Quebec. (/. M. Macoun.) A rather common 

 summer resident on the Magdalen islands. (Bishop.) Abundant 

 along the shores of the Gut of Canso and a few at Gaspe, Que. 

 (Brewster.) Common summer resident in Quebec. (Dionne.) An 

 abundant summer resident in the district of Montreal. Breeds 

 in the city and in Mount Royal park. ] have found their nests 

 with eggs from May 8th to July 28th, and observed them from 

 March 24th to October 24th. (Wintle.) 



An abundant summer resident around Ottawa, breeding on 

 banks and under bushes. (Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. V.) Common 

 everjrwhere in Ontario, occasionally commencing to breed in the 

 latter part of April, and continuing to do so through the spring 

 and summer as late as the middle of July. This year (1901) they 

 came on the 25th March, and were then in full song. I have found 



