An abundant summer resident on Vancouver Island and Mainland, west of Cascades. 277. Golden-crowned Sparrow. _Zonotrichia coronata_ (Pallas.). Abundant during migrations on the Coast; have also taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan. SPIZELLA Bonaparte. 278. Western Tree Sparrow. _Spizella monticola ochracea_ (Brewst.). Chilliwhack and Okanagan, A. C. Brooks; Victoria, A. H. Maynard. 279. Western Chipping Sparrow. _Spizella socialis arizonæ_ (Coues.). An abundant summer resident east and west of Cascades. Breeds in the neighbourhood of this City. Also a number remain throughout the winter. 280. Clay-coloured Sparrow. _Spizella pallida_ (Swains.). Carpenter's Mountain, 150-Mile House, Cariboo, July 3rd, 1901. (_Brooks_.) 281. Brewer's Sparrow. _Spizella breweri_ (Cass.). Eastern Cascades and Rocky Mountains districts. Similkameen, R. V. Griffin; Okanagan, A. C. Brooks. JUNCO Wagler. 282. Slate-coloured Junco. _Junco hyemalis_ (Linn.). Taken at Chilliwhack by A. C. Brooks. 283. Oregon Junco. _Junco hyemalis oreganus_ (Townsend). Abundant resident west of Cascades, including Vancouver Island. 284. Shufeldt's Junco. _Junco hyemalis shufeldti_ (Coale). Breeding from interior British Columbia (Stuarts Lake) east to Rocky Mountains, south to Vancouver Island. MELOSIPZA Baird. 285. Rusty Song Sparrow. _Melosipza cinerea morphna_ (Oberh.). An abundant resident throughout the Province. Breeds on Vancouver Island and Mainland. 286. Sooty Song Sparrow. _Melosipza cinerea rufina_ (Bonap.). An abundant resident, chiefly along the coast of Mainland and Vancouver Island. I found it quite common at Skidegate, Queen Charlotte Islands, August, 1895. 287. Lincoln's Sparrow. _Melosipza lincolnii_ (Aud.). Not common. East and west of Cascades; a few have been taken near Victoria. Mr. Brooks has taken it at Okanagan. 288. Forbush's Sparrow. _Melosipza lincolnii striata_ (Brewst.). Collected at Comox, September, 1888, by E. H. Forbush. Taken at Chilliwhack by A. C. Brooks. PASSERELLA Swainson. 289. Townsend's Sparrow. _Passerella iliaca unalaschcensis_ (Gmel.). A common summer resident west of Cascades. A few remain throughout the winter on Vancouver Island; I have taken it in November and January. 290. Slate-coloured Sparrow. _Passerella iliaca schistacea_ (Baird). Southern portions of Mainland, east of Cascades. Sicamous, J. Fannin, Okanagan, A. C. Brooks. PIPILO Vieillot. 291. Spurred Towhee. _Pipilo maculatus megalonyx_ (Baird). East of Cascades, south through the Okanagan. 292. Oregon Towhee. _Pipilo maculatus oregonus_ (Bell.). An abundant resident west of Cascades. Breeds on Vancouver Island and Mainland. ZAMELODIA Coues. 293. Black-headed Grosbeak. _Zamelodia melanocephala_ (Swains). A summer resident on Vancouver Island. Taken at Chilliwhack. (_Brooks_.) A summer resident east and west of Cascades. (_Fannin_.) CYANOSPIZA Baird. 294. Lazuli Bunting.