CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 547 



taken. (Coues.) Tolerably common and breeding at Aweme, Man. 

 (Criddle.) An abundant breeding species in all marshes of Manitoba 

 and west to Edmonton, Alta. (Atkinson.) A common summer 

 resident in Manitoba; nesting in swamps that have some willows 

 about them; very abundant about Carberry, breeding in every 

 slough. (E. T. Seton.) North to Fort Resolution on Great Slave 

 lake ; rare. J^Ross.) One specimen taken at Indian Head, Sask., in 

 May, 1892; everywhere in marshes from the foot of Lesser Slave 

 lake to Peace River Landing, lat. 56° 15,' June, 1903. (Spread- 

 borough.) 



Breeding Notes. — Rather rare as a breeding bird at Ottawa. 

 Nest on ground in a tussock of grass or in a low bush, composed 

 of rootlets weeds and gro-e, lined with fine fibrous matter; eggs 

 4 to 6; greyish white, speckled with reddish brown. (G. R. White.) 

 Nests found in the marshes around Ottawa in May and June ; they 

 are attached to the reeds, which often hide the nest; sometimes 

 they are buUt in bushes or on the ground along the swamps; the 

 materials used are grasses, those used as a lining are finer ; from 

 three to five eggs are in the set. (Garneau.) 



CCXXX. PASSERELLA Swainson. 1837. 



585. Fox Sparrow. 



Passerella iliaca (Merr.) Swains. 1837. 



Common in the southern part of Labrador; young obtained at 

 Rigolet late in June and early in July, 1882. (Packard.) Common 

 from some distance up the Moose river to Richmond gulf; none 

 observed when crossing Ungava; young able to fly July ist, 1896. 

 (Spreadborough.) Common along the southern coast of Labrador; 

 we found it as far north as AiUik. (Bigelow.) A summer mig- 

 rant on Newfoundland and very common. (Reeks.) Two young 

 birds seen August 17th, 1899, along the Humber river, Newfound- 

 land. (Louis H. Porter.) Common during the spring and autumn 

 migrations in Nova Scotia. (Downs.) One individual seen on Sable 

 island, N.S., April 20th, 1902, and a flock on October 4th; seen in 

 numbers, 17 April, 1904; one, September 30th, 1905, one September 

 29th, 1906, and in 1907 several were seen April 14th and two, October 

 15th. (J. Boutelier.) Female shot at Sydney, Cape Breton 



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