58 Provincial Museum, 



Spinus. (Koch); 

 Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus, Wils). 



An abundant resident throughout the Province. Breeds 

 throughout its range. 



Passer. ( Brisson ) . 

 *House Sparrow (Passer domesticus, Linn). 

 Quite common in the cities along the Coast. 

 Passerina. (Vieillot). 

 Snowflake (Passerina nivalis, Linn). 

 Not common on Vancouver Island; more abundant east of Cas- 

 cades on the Mainland. 



Calcarius. ( Bechstein ) . 

 Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus, Linn). 



The Province at large but nowhere common. Taken at Victoria, 

 Chilliwhack, Burrard Inlet, Okanagan, Port Simpson and Metla- 

 katla. 



Ehynchophanes. (Baird). 



McGown's Longspur (Rliynclwplianes mccoiunii, Lawr). 

 Chilliwhack. 



Pocecetes. ( Baird ) . 

 Western Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetos grainineus confinis, Baird). 

 Interior portions of the Mainland east of Cascades, and in the 

 Okanagan. 



Oregon Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetos gramineus affnis, Miller). 

 West of Cascades, including Vancouver Island. 



Passerculus. (Bonaparte). 

 Sandwich Sparrow (Passerculus sandwicliensis, Gmel). 

 An abundant summer resident west of Cascades on the Main- 

 land, also Vancouver Island. Taken at Okanagan. 



Western Savanna Sparrow (Passerculus sandwicliensis alaudinus, 

 Bonaparte). 



A common summer resident on the Coast, including Vancouver 

 Island. 



