SPECIES 4 . FRINGILLA JiRBOREJi* 
TREE SPARROW. 
[Plate XVI. — Fig. 3.] 
Le.Soulciet, Buff, hi, 500. — Moineaude Canada, Briss. hi, 101. 
PL Enl, 223. — Lath, ii, 252. — Edw. 269. — Jlrct. Zool. p. 373, 
JYo. 246. — Peale’s Museum, JYo. 6575. 
This Sparrow is a native of the north, who takes up his win- 
ter quarters in Pennsylvania, and most of the northern states, 
as well as several of the southern ones. He arrives here about 
the beginning of November; and leaves us again early in April; 
associates in flocks with the Snow-birds, frequents sheltered hol- 
lows, thickets, and hedge-rows, near springs of water; and has 
a low warbling note, scarcely audible at the distance of twenty 
or thirty yards. If disturbed takes to trees, like the White- 
throated Sparrow, but contrary to the habit of most of the others, 
who are inclined rather to dive into thickets!. Edwards errone- 
ously represented this as the female of the Mountain Sparrow; 
but that judicious and excellent naturalist. Pennant, has given 
a more correct account of it, and informs us, that it inhabits 
the country bordering on Hudson’s bay during summer; comes 
to Severn settlement in May; advances farther north to breed; 
and returns in autumn on its way southward. It also visits 
N ewfoundland. t 
* The specific name, canadensis, given by Brissost and adopted by Latham, 
must be restored to this bird. The following synonymes may be quoted. Frin- 
gilla mcnlicola, Gmel. Syst. i, p. 912. — Passer Canadensis, Briss. hi, p. 102. 
15. — Id. 8vo. I , p. 335. — Mountain Finch, Lath. Syn. iii, p. 265. 16. — Fringilla 
canadensis, Lath. Jnd. Orn. i, p- 434. 
f Arct. Zool, vol. II, p. 373. 
