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at Beauport; resident in Quebec. (Diomie.) A transient and 

 scarce visitant ; a few specimens taken around Montreal in October 

 and November; common near Casselman, Ont., about 90 miles 

 west of Montreal in October. (Wintle.) 



Possible resident in the Laurentian hills north of the city of 

 Ottawa, as it is seen around the city in September and October. 

 (Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. V.) This is truly a northern bird, seldom 

 even in winter coming as far south as the southern boundary of 

 Ontario; it is resident and quite common in Muskoka. (Mcll- 

 wraith.) This woodpecker sometimes comes as far south as Toronto. 

 I have several specimens taken here in winter. In the district of 

 Parry Sound it is a common resident and one of the most interesting 

 birds there, both from its nesting habits and from its utter un- 

 consciousness when approached. (/. H. Fleming.) Common in 

 Algonquin park in the summer of 1900. A pair nested in a telegraph 

 pole quite near Cache lake station of the Parry Sound railway. 

 {Spreadboroiigh.) Feeding on dead maples at Kiladar, Addington 

 county, December, 1894; very plentiful at Whitney on the Parry 

 Sound railway during the fall of 1898, and feeding principally on 

 the yellow birch; I have seen an occasional specimen taken near 

 Toronto. (/. Hughes-Samuel.) A few only have been taken in 

 the London district. {W. E. Saunders.) 



A common resident in the woods in Manitoba and northward. 

 {E. T. Seton.) Rather rare at Aweme, Man. and is becoming more 

 so, owing to the destruction of timber; probably breeds. (Criddle.) 

 A not uncommon breeding resident in the spruce districts of Mani- 

 toba but seldom noted away from these woods. (Atkinson.) Not 

 uncommon in the woods at Banff, Rocky mountains; observed 

 several in the foothills southwest of Calgary in July, 1897, and in 

 the Crow Nest pass, Alta. ; common and breeding at Revelstoke, 

 B.C., in 1890; common at Elko, B.C. in coniferous woods, May, 

 1904; saw several at Midway, B.C. in burnt woods, April, 1905. 

 (Spreadborough.) This species is rather rare in the Northwest 

 Territories and was only observed on the eastern slope of the Rocky 

 mountains, where the common species was also procured. (Richard- 

 son.) North to Fort Simpson; rare. (Ross.) It is believed that 

 this species breeds and also winters in the Arctic regions. One nest 

 was found in May, 1863, that was believed to belong to this species. 



