The Probable Breeding-place of Passerculus princeps.— The National 
Museum possesses a considerable series of eggs labeled “ Passerculus 
savana, Sable Island, Nova Scotia, July. 1862 ; J. P. Dodd,” which are 
uniformly so much larger than those of the Savannah Sparrow as to 
strongly suggest the probability that they may be in reality those of the 
Ipswich Sparrow. At any rate, the matter is worth investigating, and it 
is hoped that some reader of ‘The Auk’ may be able to decide the 
question. — Robert Ridgway, Washington, D. C. 
Auk, I, July, 1884. p. 2*72 ~ 
Breeding of Passerculus princeps on Sable Island.— In the last number 
of ‘The Auk’ Mr. Ridgway stated: “The National Museum possesses a 
considerable series of eggs labelled ‘ Passerculus savana, Sable Island, 
Nova Scotia. July, 1862 ; J. P. Dodd,’ which are uniformly so much larger 
than those of the Savannah Sparrow as to strongly suggest the probability 
that they may be in reality those of the Ipswich Sparrow. At any rate 
the matter is worth investigating, and it is hoped that some reader of 
‘The Auk’ may be able to decide the question” (pp. 292-293). Acting 
upon the above suggestion I immediately wrote to the Rev. W. A. Des- 
Brisay, a resident missionary of Sable Island, requesting him to send me 
a specimen of the common ‘Gray Bird ’ of the Island. This he was kind 
enough to do, and the specimen, in confirmation of Mr. Ridgway’s suspi- 
cion, proves to be an unquestionable Ipswich Sparrow.— C. Hart Mer- 
riam, Locust Grove, N. T. Auk, I, Oct. , 1884. p, * 3*70 
