60 The Ottawa Naturalist. [July 



Junco hyemalis, Slate-colored Junco. 



"Summer resident; abundant. Breeds in Mount Royal 

 Park."* 



I have never found the Junco, during the breeding season, 

 in the vicinity of Montreal. No doubt in years gone by it nested 

 on Mount Royal, as they still do, to some extent, on the slopes 

 of neighboring isolated mountains, such as Belceil, Yamaska 

 and Oka. Thev are common twenty-eight miles to the north, 

 in the Laurentians, but give a wide berth to the low-lying 

 country between Montreal and Farnham. After passing Farn- 

 ham they become evident again and are abundant at Sherbrooke. 



Zamelodia ladoviciaxa, Rose-breasted Grosbeak. 



"Transient visitant; common."* 



On July 10th, 1896, I saw a male bird at Cote St. Luc. It 

 was uttering its metallic alarm notes at the time and likely the 

 female had young in the vicinity. On June 22nd, 1897, I located 

 a nest,wich three eggs in a deserted garden at the base of Mount 

 Royal. Since the latter date this species has gradually increased 

 in numbers and to-day may be considered a fairly common 

 summer resident. 



Piranga erythromelas, Scarlet Tanager. 



'Transient visitant; common; I have not seen this bird 

 in the autumn and like the Rose-breasted Grosbeak it probably 

 returns south by another route."* 



Likely breeding 100 miles to the north-west, in the 

 Laurentians. From September 4th to 6th, 1909 and 1910, I saw 

 numbers in partially cleared land near St. Faustin, Terrebonne 

 County. 



Progxe subis, Purple Martin. 



"Summer resident ; common.' * 



Our most numerous city birds, not considering the cosmo- 

 politan "Sparrow," are those that feed on the wing. In order 

 of abundance they might be listed as follows: Chimney Swift, 

 Nighthawk and Purple Martin. They are most commonly 

 found along the Lachine Canal and river front, presumablv as 

 insects are there in greater abundance than elsewhere. This 

 liking for the vicinity of water is evidenced in the autumn, when, 

 sometime prior to their southern migration, they forsake the 

 city and are to be seen in numbers over the river. Nighthawks 

 and Swifts are apparently indifferent to the Sparrow and, in my 

 estimation, the Martin is well able to hold its own. There are 

 very few nesting boxes in the city but these few are well occupied 

 by the Martins. Lack of these nesting sites along the canal and 



