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upper Hamilton River. Seen May 31st, eggs June 21st.” He records 
its arrival at Lake Mistassini on May 15th. Macoun says that none 
were seen on James Bay till reaching Fort George when they became 
common, across Ungava (Spreadborough). Quite common at Lake 
Mistassini (J. M. Macoun). Eggs in June, 1898, at Whale River. 
Bigelow records “a good many at Port Manvers.” Mr. Schmitt 
told us that this species bred at Nain early in July. 
Our experience with this bird in Labrador was rather peculiar. 
Although we were constantly on the lookout for it we failed to find 
it in such favorable localities as St. Lewis Inlet, Cartwright, and 
Rigolet, and we met with the bird onlv at Great Caribou Island near 
Battle Harbor, and at Cape Charles. On July 27th at Great Caribou 
Island which is almost entirely arctic in its characteristics we found 
some three pairs of these birds in small thickets of balsam fir and 
black spruce which in sheltered localities managed to reach a height 
of three or four feet. At and near Cape Charles on July 28th we saw 
4; on July 29th, 10; on July 30th, 8; and on July 31st, 1. On 
Great Caribou Island the males were in full song and we saw no young 
birds. At Cape Charles the males were singing less frequently and 
we saw several immature but fully grown birds, one of which we took. 
The chestnut caps of the adults appeared to be very bright and the 
spot on the breast a deep black. The song was a simple one and 
easily expressed in words, and unlike, it seemed to us, the song of 
these birds heard in Massachusetts in the spring. We noted the 
song as seet-seet, seetiter-sweet-sweet, the last two notes lower than 
the first two. The birds were unsuspicious and allowed of close ap¬ 
proach. 
[Spizella socialis (Wils.). Chipping Sparrow. — This bird is not found in 
Labrador, although Nuttall makes the loose statement that it is found “from 
Labrador to the tableland of Mexico.’’] 
Junco hyemalis (Linn.). 
Junco; Black Snow-bird. 
Generally uncommon summer resident throughout the peninsula; 
but common in some localities. 
Palmer records “but one at Mingan.” Stearns found it not rare 
