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north to Point-des-Monts. It is said to range to the Great Plains, 

 but has not been observed in Manitoba." 



In Cook's " Birds of Michigan," this species is recorded as a 

 common spring and autumn migrant, yet as nesting in various 

 parts of that State. 



Mr. C. W. Nash, in his " Birds of the Garden," has written 

 regarding this species : " With the Biack-throated Green Warbler 

 we have more concern (than with the Black-throated Blue War- 

 bler) ; it is quite common and regularly breeds throughout its 

 range in the province (of Ontario) ; though, unless there are a 

 good many green trees about, it is not likely to stay in the garden 

 to nest, its preference seemingly being for rather open places, 

 where cedars and hemlocks are dotted about. In some large 

 gardens I know, I find it settled every summer. It has a rather 

 peculiar sort of song, which it keeps up all through the season, 

 even in the hottest weather, when nearly all birds are silent. ^^ It 

 leaves us early in October, and goes south to Central America." 



REPORT OF BOTANICAL SECTION, 1902. 



During the spring and summer of 1902 there was a revival 

 of interest among the botanical members of the Club, and more 

 work was done than has been accomplished in any season for 

 some years. Foremost among those who were at work were Dr. 

 Fletcher and Professor Macoun, who studied special genera and 

 re-visited many of the localities at which the rarer species growing 

 in this vicinity are to be found. Many new stations of little 

 known species were discovered and several new species were 

 added to the local flora. 



Dr. Sinclair and many of the Normal School students were at 

 work both in the spring and in the autumn, and a greatly in- 

 creased interest in botany was noticeable among the students. 



Though comparatively few of those attending the Ottawa 

 University are members of our Club, we are pleased to record 

 here that many of the pupils, with their instructors, made frequent 

 excursions into the fields and woods of the vicinity. These have 



