CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 52 1 



MUSEUM SPECIMEN. 



One, taken at Victoria, Vancouver Island, April 28th, 1893, by 

 Mr. Spreadborough. 



585.3. Townsend's Sparrow. 



Passerella iliaca townsendi {hxiV)\j^o^) Ridgway. 1901. 

 Coast district of southern Alaska (islands and coast of mainland) 

 from southern side of Cross Sound, Lynn Canal, etc., to north side 

 of Dixon Entrance ; in winter south to northern California. 

 {Ridgway?) But very little is known of this bird's habits, and 

 nothing of its nesting. There are four specimens in the National 

 Museum collection from Sitka, and the species undoubtedly 

 occurs north along the mainland coast. {Nelson.) Port Althorp, 

 George Island, Alaska, June 19th, 1880. {Bean.) Common on tall- 

 grass on St. Lazaria Island, near Sitka, Alaska, where half-fledged 

 young were observed on June 15th, 1898. {Grinnell.) One indi- 

 vidual was seen at Skagway and several noticed at Glacier, in 

 the White Pass, June, 8-9, 1899. {Bishop.) Common on Queen 

 Charlotte Islands, but exceedingly shy. Ten specimens in all 

 were taken, but they are not identical with Sitka specimens, and 

 perhaps should be considered intermediate hetvieen tojvnseiicfi and 

 fuliginosa . { Osg ood.) 



585.4. Sooty Pox Sparrow. 



Passerella iliaca fuliginosa Ridgway. 1899. 



Breeding in the coast district of southwestern British Colum- 

 bia, including V ancouver Islati d. {Ridgway}^ I have only found 

 this bird west of the Coast Range in B. C. It is a common sum- 

 mer resident on Vancouver Island, where it breeds. {Fannin) A 

 common species in spring around Victoria, V. I. A marked 

 peculiarity of this bird is its scraping among the leaves when 

 feeding, just like a hen. While doing this it hops about with its 

 tail elevated like a wren. It was seen late in June, 1887. {Macoun.) 

 Regular summer visitor in British Colunibia. {Lord.) Tolerably 

 common migrant at Chilliwack, B.C.; breeding on the summits 

 of the Coast Range. {Brooks.) Seen on Sea Island, near Van- 

 couver, B.C., April 2Sth, 1894. {E. F. G. White.) 



