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island, May i8tli, 1902; ovaries small; may possibly breed. (C. R. 

 Harte.) A flock of migrants was seen at Shulee, Cumberland county, 

 N.S., March 29tli; they were in song. (Morrell.) Not uncommon 

 migrant in Nova Scotia. (H. F. Tufts.) Common in the spring 

 migrations, rare in the autumn migrations at St. John, N.B. (Cham- 

 berlain.) A rare spring and autumn migrant at Scotch Lake, York 

 county, N.B. (W. H. Moore.) Rather common; brejeding on the 

 Magdalen islands about the last of June. (Bishop.) We found 

 this sparrow among the Magdalens, on Anticosti and ever3rwhere on 

 the north shore of the gulf, breeding abundantly. (Brewster.) 

 Taken at Beauport; a migrant in eastern Quebec, but breeding on 

 the Mingan islands. (Dionne.) A scarce and transient visitor in the 

 vicinity of Montreal. (Wintle.) 



A moderately common migrant at Ottawa. (Ottawa Naturalist, 

 Vol. V.) I have shot this bird in the fall in the county of Leeds, 

 Ont. I found it on two occasions frequenting second growth bush 

 in old clearings. (Rev. C. J. Young.) Regarded as rare at Port 

 Sydney, in 1888, by Mr. Kay; reported as common on September 

 7th, 1896, at Beaumaris by Mr. Taverner; both localities are in 

 Muskoka. (J. H. Fleming.) Common along the Moose river and 

 on both sides of James bay. (Spreadborough.) This species passes 

 through Toronto so rapidly in its spring migration that it is quite 

 easy to overlook it entirely, hence the idea, I think, that it is scarce. 

 I "have met with these birds in the middle of April when each bush 

 contained several, many perched on the upper twigs singing the 

 richest sparrow melody I know of. On visiting the locality the next 

 morning at daybreak not a sign remained of our fleeting visitors ; 

 in the fall, their visit is of much longer duration, but on distturb- 

 ing a small party of these birds while scratching the dead leaves 

 for their food they will fly up into the nearest evergreen tree and 

 remain perfectly motionless till the intruder has passed from view. 

 (/• Hughes-Samuel.) Usually rare but occasionally a common 

 migrant in either spring or fall, and in rare seasons we may hear 

 this fine songster in full song for perhaps a week; and yet until 

 1885 only two or three specimens had been noted near London, 

 Ont., so that it appears to be increasing in abundance quite steadily, 

 (W. E. Saunders.) Irregular migrant in spring at Guelph, Ont.; 

 it is never common. (A.B.Klugh.) A rare and transient visitant 

 at Penetanguishene, Ont. (.4 . F. Young.) 



