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560. Chipping Sparrow, 



Sjnzella socialis (Wils.) Bonap. 1838. 



A common summer migrant in Newfoundland. {Reeks.) Com- 

 mon summer resident in Nova Scotia. {Downs!) Common at Syd- 

 ney, Cape Breton Island. {C. R. Harte.) Very common from 

 May to September at Wolfville, King's Co., N.S. {H. Tufts.) Com- 

 mon at Baddeck and Margaree, Cape Breton Island, N.S., July, 

 1898 ; quite common at Brackley Point, Prince Edward Island, 

 June, 1888. {Macoun.) Not a common species and only occasion- 

 ally observed on Prince Edward Island. {Dwight.) A common 

 summer resident in New, Brunswick. {Chamberlain.) Common 

 summer resident at Scotch Lake, York Co., N.B. {W. H. Moore!) 

 Rare in the Restigouche valley ; only seen in the neighbourhood 

 of Campbellton, N.B. {Brittain & Cox) Seen only at Gaspe, 

 Quebec, where it was common. {Brewster!) Common in eastern 

 Quebec, in summer. {Dionne.) An abundant summer resident at 

 Montreal. Breeds in the city and in Mount Royal park. I have 

 found their nests with eggs from May 21st to July 22nd, and have 

 observed this sociable little bird here from April 23rd to Septem- 

 ber 28th. {Wintle.) 



A common summer resident in and around Ottawa,; breeds in 

 the city. {Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. V.) Very common everywhere 

 in Ontario. {Rev. C.J. Young.) A common summer resident in 

 Parry Sound and Muskoka districts ; usually breeding about the 

 settlements. {J. H. Fleming!) Abundant summer resident at 

 Guf Iph, Ont. ; arrives about April 20th and leaves about October 

 20th. {A. B. Klugh!) A pair, bred near the buildings at Cache 

 Lake, Algonquin Park, Ont., June, 1900. {Spreadborough.) A breed- 

 ing summer resident at Penetanguishene, Ont. {A.F.Young!) Much 

 less common in the city of London, Ont., than it was 20 years 

 ago; but still fairly common over the whole country. {W. E. 

 Saunders.) One observed at God Lake, Moose River, May 30th, 

 1896; common at MoOse Factory, June 9th ; none seen further 

 north. {Spreadborough.) A few chipping sparrows were seen 

 about the post at Norway House, one of which was collected. We 

 also met with them about the buildings at Oxford House and saw 

 one or two on an island in Knee Lake, July, 5th, 1900 ; none seen 

 further north. (Prebles.) 



Specimens of this very common and familiar species were taken 

 in the Rocky Mountains, and it was observed at other points 



