CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 465 



642. Sandwich. Sparrow. 



Passerculus sand-wichensis {Gmel.) Baird. '1858. 



A few were seen on Unalaska Island, October, 5th, 1899, ^^'^ ^^'^ 

 young secured. {Bishop.) This species occurs during the summer 

 along the entire Aleutian chain and on the island of Kadiak, 

 in addition to thfe southeastern shore of the territory. Dall cites 

 It from Unalaska where he found it numerous as he; did also to 

 the eastward, but he did not find it to the west of that island. 

 '{Nelson.) This species is one of the earliest arrivals at Unalaska, 

 usually about the loth of May. They breed in. June in the grass. 

 {Turner.) On June 3rd, 1890, in a grassy patch near Lukanin 

 beach, on St. Paul Island, I several times flushed a sparrow which I 

 identified as this species. {Palmer.) Five specimens were taken on 

 Amagnak Island, near Dutch Harbour, Unalaska, in September, 

 1897. {Grinnell) 



Common about the prairies and open timbered lands. {Lord.) 

 Common on the coast in the fall. {Streator.) An abundant 

 ■summer resident west of Coast Range; breeds on Vancouver 

 Island. {Fannin.) Tolerably common migrant at Chilliwack, 

 {Brooks.) A few specimens taken at Chilliwack, B.C., in the 

 spring of 1901; taken at Hastings, April, 1889; first seen near 

 Victoria, Vancouver Island, about April 20th, 1893, by May 4th 

 tbey were common. {Spreadborough!) One seen on April 23rd, 

 1887, at Victoria; abundant the next day; common along the 

 sea coast at Salt Spring Island, Nanaimo and Comox. {Macoun.) 



Breeding Notes. — On June loth, 1893, at Vancouver, B.C., 

 found a nest and five eggs of this bird. The nest was built on the 

 ground, made of dried grass and lined with hair. The eggs are 

 greenish-white, heavily blotched and spotted with light brown 

 .and lilac; size 74 by '54 inches. {W. Rains) 



MUSEUM SPECIMEN. 



One specimen taken at Victoria, Vancouver Island, April, 19th, 

 3887, by the writer. 



' 542a. Savanna Sparrow. 



Passerculus sandwichensis savanna (WiLS.) Ridgw. 1880. 

 Common throughout eastern Labrador; breeds at the mouth of 

 the Koksoak River and at Davis Inlet. {Packard!) Tolerably 

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