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upper Hamilton River. Seen May 31st, eggs June 21st." He records 

 its arrival at Lake Mistassini on May 15th. Macoun says that none 

 were seen on James Bay till reaching Fort George when they became 

 common, across Ungava (Spreadborough). Quite common at Lake 

 Mistassini (J. M. Macoun). Eggs in June, 1898, at Whale River. 

 Bigelow records "a good many at Port Manvers." Mr. Schmitt 

 told us that this species bred at Nam early in July. 



Our experience with this bird in Labrador was rather peculiar. 

 Although we were constantly on the lookout for it we failed to find 

 it in such favorable localities as St. Lewis Inlet, Cartwright, and 

 Rigolet, and we met with the bird only at Great Caribou Island near 

 Battle Harbor, and at Cape Charles. On July 27th at Great Caribou 

 Island which is almost entirely arctic in its characteristics we found 

 some three pairs of these birds in small thickets of balsam fir and 

 black spruce which in sheltered localities managed to reach a height 

 of three or four feet. At and near Cape Charles on July 28th we saw 

 4; on July 29th, 10; on July 30th, 8; and on July 31st, 1. On 

 Great Caribou Island the males were in full song and we saw no young 

 birds. At Cape Charles the males were singing less frequently and 

 we saw several immature but fully grown birds, one of which we took. 

 The chestnut caps of the adults appeared to be very bright and the 

 spot on the breast a deep black. The song was a simple one and 

 easily expressed in words, and unlike, it seemed to us, the song of 

 these birds heard in Massachusetts in the spring. We noted the 

 song as seet-seet, seetiter-sweet-sweet, the last two notes lower than 

 the first two. The birds were unsuspicious and allowed of close ap- 

 proach. 



[Spizella socialis (Wils.). Chipping Sparrow. — This bird is not found in 

 Labrador, although Nuttall makes the loose statement that it is found "from 

 Labrador to the tableland of Mexico."] 



Junco hyemalis (Linn.). 



Junco; Black Snow-bird. 



Generally uncommon summer resident throughout the peninsula; 

 but common in some localities. 



Palmer records "but one at Mingan." Stearns found it not rare 



