CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 46 1 



Breton Island, N.S., July, 1898 ; a few specimens seen at Rustico, 

 Prince Edward Island, 2nd July, 1888. {Macoun) An abundant 

 bird on Prince Edward Island, frequenting the open fields in the 

 more settled districts. {Dwig?it.) One specimen shot at Hamp- 

 .-♦on, N.B., June, 1881. {Chamberlain.) An abundant summer 

 resident at Scotch Lake, York Co., N.B. {W.H.Moore) Not 

 common in eastern Quebec. {Dionne.) A common summer resid- 

 ent in the Montreal district ; breeds on the island of Montreal. 

 Nests with eggs found from May 14th to 28th ; observed from 

 April 7th to October 8th. {Wintle.) An abundant summer resid- 

 ent breeding in large numbers. {Ottawa Naturalist^ Vol. V.) 

 Very common in meadows and pastures ; have found the nest on 

 two occasions the last of April. {Rev. C.J. Young.) One of the 

 commonest summer residents in the Parry Sound and Muskoka 

 districts. (/. H. Fleming.) A very common summer resident 

 in all western Ontario. {W. E. Saunders.) An abundant summer 

 resident at Guelph, Ont.; arrives about April ist and leaves 

 about Oqtober 15th. {A. B. Klugh.) Very abundant in summer; 

 breeding at Penetanguishene, Ont. {A. F. Young.) One pair found 

 breeding at Cache Lake, Algonquin Park, Ont., 1900. {Spread- 

 borough.) Common at Grand Rapids of the Saskatchewan River; 

 specimens taken, all males. {Nutting.) Numerous in all open 

 situations between the Coast Range and the Rockies as far north 

 as Lac la Hache, B.C. {Rhoads.) Mr. Streator and the writer 

 place the Ashcroft, B.C. birds under confinis. 



The vesper sparrows of Cariboo District, B.C. seem closer to 

 the typical species than to either of the subspecies affinis or con- 

 finis. They were common at 158-Mile House, and were also 

 breeding at timber line at Barkerville. {Brooks}) 



Breeding Notes. — Nest bulky, near stone quarry, built on 

 the ground composed of grass and v^eed stalks, lined with horse 

 hair and fine grass ; eggs 4, grayish white, marked all over with 

 spots and splashes of dull reddish brown. {G.R. White) Arrives in 

 New Brunswick from winter quarters during April. Have found 

 with full sets of eggs early in May ; and once a nest with three 

 eggs was found with partly incubated eggs in September. ( W.H. 

 Moore.) This species breeds around Ottawa in May and June. 

 Nest sunken in the ground, the brim being on a level with the soil ; 

 nest composed of grasses with sometimes a few bits of green moss 

 or a few hairs ; four or five eggs are the usual number. {Garneau.) 



