Interior of British North America. 79 
in his published list referred to at the beginning of this paper, 
records both the common one and tee striped-crowned variety 
on the Mackenzie. 
69. Spizella pallida. 
The Clay-coloured Bunting attracted my attention first on the 
21st of May, at Fort Carlton, by its peculiar note, which resem¬ 
bles, as much as anything I know, a sharp edition of the buzzing- 
made by a fly in a paper box, such as boys confine them in for 
amusement; or I may also liken it to a very faint imitation of the 
sound of a watchman's rattle. This it utters when perched on some 
young tree or bush, sometimes only once, but at others as many 
as four times in quick succession. The eggs, found by M. Bour- 
geau (‘ Ibis/ vol. iv. p. 7) in a nest in a Snow-berry bush two 
feet from the ground, were four in number, of a greenish blue, 
speckled at the large end with brown. This bird is noticed in 
the ‘ Fauna Bor.-Am./ but nothing concerning its range; Mr. 
Boss also found it on Great Slave Lake. It does not appear to 
inhabit the eastern part of the continent. 
70. Melospiza melodia. 
Several specimens of the Song-Sparrow were shot at Fort 
Carlton /Ibis/ vol. iv. p. 7). First seen on the 21st of April. 
71. Melospiza lincolnii. (See f Ibis/vol. iv. p. 7.) 
Also obtained at Fort Carlton, and by Mr. Boss on the 
Mackenzie. 
Melospiza palustris. 
Bare at Great Slave Lake (Bernard Boss). 
Passerella iliaca. 
The 1 Fauna Bor.-Am./ as well as Mr. Boss, notes the Fox- 
coloured Sparrow as breeding in the wooded districts of the fur- 
countries, up to 68° N. I observed it (for it was a bird I knew 
well in Nova Scotia) between Hudson's Bay and Lake Wini- 
peg in September, and on the Saskatchawan north branch in 
October. 
72. Guiraca ludoviciana. 
Besides my specimen / Ibis/ vol. iv. p. 7), the ( Fauna Bor.- 
Am. 5 records the Bose-breasted Grosbeak from near the Saskat- 
