512 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 



The Auk, Vol. XVII, p. 29,1900.) Two speci'rens taken at Homer, 

 October 12th 1901 were the only ones seen near the Kenai 

 Mountains, Alaska. (Chapman) 



581 la. Kadiak Song Sparrow. 



Melospiza cinerea itisignis (Baird) Ridgw. 1901. 

 Island of Kadiak, Alaska, and opposite coast of Aliaska penin- 

 sula. {Ridgway.) 



582. Aleutian Song Sparrow, 



Melospiza cinerea (Gmel.) Finsch. 1872. 

 Among the several insular forms occurring in the Aleutian 

 Islands and rarely extending their range to the adjacent mainland 

 of southeastern Alaska this large hardy bird, a veritable giant 

 among its congeners, is the most peculiar. It is a resident 

 throughout the Aleutian Islands and is limited to the rocky 

 shores and low flats with its bordering beaches, never going far 

 inland, nor does it reach any considerable altitude. Strangely 

 enough it does not pass to the northward even as far as the Pryb- 

 ilof Islands. To the eastward, however, it is abundant on the 

 Shumagin Islands and Kadiak. {Nelson.) This species is a con- 

 stant resident of the Aleutian Islands, the peninsula of Aliaska 

 and the adjacent islands lying on the south as far eastward as 

 Cook's Inlet. {Turner.) Abundant at Unalaska, October 5th to 

 7th, 1899, frequenting the roofs of buildings, lumber'piles, wharves, 

 beaches and weeds of the level country. {Bishop.) Ten speci- 

 mens were taken at Sand Point, Popof Island, October 20th, 1901. 

 This sparrow is fairly common on Popof Island, where it is 

 resident. {Chapman.) 



583. Lincoln's Sparrow. 



Melospiza lincolnii {AuT).) Baird. 1858. 

 Rare at Fort Chimo, Labrador; a male obtained June loth, 

 1883 ; common in southern portions. Drexler found it at Moose 

 Factory, May 23rd, i860. {Packard.) Common along the north- 

 eastern coast of Labrador. A characteristic bird of the wooded 

 parts of the coast as far north as Hamilton Inlet. {Bigelow.) Not 

 an uncommon inland summer resident in Nova Scotia. {Downs.) 

 A pair was found breeding at Brackley Point, Prince Edward 



