CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 3/7 



August 17th, 1S97, and saw one during the past fall (1900); two 

 were taken at Port Credit, 27th August, 1894, by Mr. Massey; I 

 have seen three or four other specimens during the last four or five 

 years. (/. Hughes-Samuel.) A very rare summer migrant near 

 London, Ont., but a common breeder in North Bruce. (IF. E. 

 Saunders.) Abundant and breeding everywhere in swamps in Algon- 

 quin park, Ont., June, 1900. Common along the Missinabi and 

 Moose rivers in June ,1904. (Spreadbo rough.) Observed but once, 

 on July 4th, 1900, in a swamp bordering Trout river, between 

 Oxford House and Knee lake, Keewatin. (Preble.) 



A common summer resident of woodlands throughout northern 

 Manitoba. On July 26th, 1883, in the tamarack swamp beyond the 

 spruce bush I noticed a very noisy flycatcher; its note was loud, and 

 its habits were much like those of the great crested flycatcher. 

 After some trouble, for it was very shy, and kept chiefly among the 

 topmost branches of certain dead trees, I succeeded in getting it. 

 It proved to be a male olive-sided flycatcher; length seven inches; 

 stomach full of flies. (E. T. Scion.) One specimen seen at Indian 

 Head, Sask., 1892; from mouth of Lesser Slave river to the Peace 

 river, Alta., in 1903; common at Banfi", Rocky mountains, Alta., in 

 1 89 1, where it was breeding in numbers; in the spring of 1890 it was 

 common at Revelstoke and west to Eagle pass where they were 

 breeding; this species was also common at Deer Park, Lower Arrow 

 lake; and Robson, Columbia river, where they had young; common 

 on the International Boundary between Trail and Cascade, but 

 rarer west to Princeton, B.C. ; at Sicamous and Spence Bridge high 

 up on the mountains in 1889; not common in the ChilHwack valley 

 in 1901 and 1906 but seen in several places; a summer resident 

 throughout Vancouver island ; quite common in burnt forest. (.Spread- 

 borough.) Only one specimen of this species was procured. It was shot 

 on the banks of the Saskatchewan as it was flying near the ground. 

 (Richardson.) North to Fort Resolution on Great Slave lake; rare. 

 (Ross.) One specimen shot at Athabaska river, a short distance above 

 Grand Rapids, June, 1888. (/. M. Macoun.) A single specimen of this 

 bird was brought to me from the lower Yukon in lat. 63°, and is the 

 only instance of its capture on record in Alaska. (Nelson.) A 

 specimen from Fort Kenai, Cook inlet, is in the National Museum at 

 ■Washington. It is an adult male taken by Bischoflf, 'Slay 26th, 1S69. 



