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MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 



Two; one taken at Port Stanley, Ont., August 12th, 1890, and 

 one taken at London, Ont., April i8th, i8'92, both by Mr. W. E. 

 Saunders. 



One set of four eggs taken at Toronto by Mr. W. Raine, May 

 lOth, 1894; another set of four taken near Toronto by Mr. G. 

 Dippie, May 20th, 1893. 



CCIV. JUNCO Wagler. 183 i. 



' 567. Slate-coloured Junco. 



Junco hyemalis (Linn.) Scl. 1857. 

 Not observed in the Ungava district of Labrador; but common 

 in the eastern and southern portions. Breeds at Davis Inlet and 

 Rigolet. (^Packard.) Observed one individual on Moose River, June 

 7th, 1896; one on James Bay, June i8th; found a pair breeding 

 at Fort George; only seen twice in crossing Ungava from 

 Richmond Gulf to Fort Chimo. {Spreadborougk.') Locally com- 

 mon as far as the tree line in northeastern Labrador, particularly 

 at Aillik. {Bigelow.) Two specimens taken at Northwest River, 

 Labrador, July 28th, 1891. {Norton.) A summer migrant and 

 tolerably common in Newfoundland. {Reeks.) A few individuals 

 seen along the Humber River, Newfoundland, 1899. {Louis H. 

 Porter!) A few specimens were seen on Sable Island,- N.S., in 

 April and one in June, but on October 4th and 23rd, 1902, they 

 were quite numerous. {James Bouteillier^ 



Very common throughout Nova Scotia: breeds everywhere. 

 (Downs.) Seen several times during the winter at Parrsboro, 

 Cumberland Co., N.S.; migrants arrived at Shulee on March_ 

 i8th, and in a few days were abundant. {Morrell.) Quite common 

 on Cape Breton Island, N.S., July and August, 1898, nests taken 

 on Smoky Mountain, August 1st, and at Margaree, July i6th ; 

 common along Rustico Bay, Prince Edward Island, June 29th, 

 1888. (Maeoun.) Very abundant at Sydney, Cape Breton 

 Island. {C.R. Harte.) Very common from March to November 

 at Wolfville, Kings Co., N.S. {H. Tufts.) Next to the Savanna 

 sparrow this is probably the most abundant bird on Prince 

 Edward Island. It is found everywhere^in door yards, in open 

 fields, fern-clothed clearings, even deep woods. Its nest is on 



