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24. Coll. October ig, 1893, rnale ; stomach full ; broken 

 buds of witch hazel, seeds of Cynoglossum officinale, frag- 

 ments of beetles and a few pieces of hard, dark clay and white 

 sand. 



25. Coll. 19, 1893, female ; stomach full ; a mass of crushed 

 buds and seeds indiscernible, a small piece of seed of Bstula 

 papyracea, elytra, part of thorax and other fragments of a small 

 beetle, probably a Carab, a quantity of coarse black gravel, and 

 a few particles of clay. 



26. Coll. October 19, 1893, female ; stomach moderately full ; 

 a mass of seeds and buds, and one egg of an ant or Dipterous 

 insect, a few pieces of wood and a small quantity of sharp 

 sand. 



The habitat is given as Eastern North America, west to the 

 plains and north to Alaska, breeds north of United States. Mr. 

 Thompson mentions the bird as breeding on Duck Mountain, in 

 Western Manitoba, and Mr. Nelson says they breed abundantly 

 in the alder thickets on the hillsides and ravines of Norton 

 Sound, in Alaska, and Dr. Coues says the nest has never been 

 taken in the United States, and Mr. Mcllwraith says they have 

 not been found breeding in Ontario, and mentions it as a rare 

 migrant in the vicinity of Hamilton, and, according to Mr. 

 Saunders, of London, and Mr. James Goldie, of Guelph, the 

 birds are rare in these localities during fall migrations, and 

 none mention them as occuring in the spring. Again, Anderson 

 found it breeding in Labrador, and they are known to be 

 summer residents of Newfoundland. So the only conclusion 

 than can be drawn from the above facts is that the birds must 

 have been passed over a great many times while in company 

 with other sparrows, or a few specimens have taken a new road 

 of migration, which has become very popular during the past 

 six years, and although I have decided to collect no more 

 specimens for some time to come, I shall always look for the 

 birds with the same interest, and it is to be hoped that other 

 collectors in different localities will search closer for them and 

 see if the birds are not really more numerous than they are 

 supposed to be. 



Toronto. George E. Atkinson. 



