CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS 4O5 



A common and permanent resident in the Ottawa district; more 

 common in summer. (Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. V.) Common in 

 winter along the St. Lawrence, a few breeding. I have seen the 

 nest in the counties of Leeds and Renfrew. The eggs are laid about 

 the middle of May. I observed this bird breeding on the Magdalen 

 islands. (Rev. C. J. Young.) Resident at Toronto, Ont., some- 

 times abundant; one of the most abundant resident birds in the 

 Parry Sound and Muskoka districts. (/. H. Fleming.) Common 

 at Missinabi, Ont., June, 1904. (Spreadborough.) 



Not seen west of Pembina where it was abundant. (Coues.) 

 This is a tolerably common summer resident in all the wooded parts 

 of Manitoba, many retire to the thick woods in winter. (E. T- 

 Seton.) Several individuals were seen in the groves of Quercus 

 macrocarpa, at West' Selkirk, Manitoba. (Preble.) This very 

 handsome jay visits the Northwest Territories in summer up to 

 lat, 56°, but seldom approaches Hudson bay. (Richardson.) 

 Taken at Fort Churchill, Hudson bay. (Dr. R. Bell.) I saw in 

 the post residence near Chemawawin, Grand rapids of Saskatche- 

 wan, a mounted specimen of this species, which had been killed 

 by an Indian and mounted by Mrs. King, the wife of the postmaster. 

 (Nutting.) Abundant resident in Manitoba and in 1906 was noted 

 everywhere along the G.T.P. Ry. west to Edmonton, Alta. (At- 

 kinson.) Not an uncommon resident but more frequently seen in 

 winter along the wooded banks of the Saskatchewan and in the 

 well wooded parts of the prairie. (Coubeaux.) Not rare around 

 Athabaska Landing, May 22nd, 1888, and up the Athabaska to 

 Lesser Slave river; one specimen was taken three miles up the 

 Clearwater river from Fort McMurray in lat, 56° 30'; said to be 

 quite common around Isle k la Crosse lake and to winter there. 

 (/. M. Macoun.) One observed, June 8th, 1897, at Edmonton, 

 Alta., eating a young bird; the only one seen; a pair observed at 

 the mouth of Lesser Slave river, Alta., in 1903. (Spreadborough.) 



Breeding Notes. — Found nesting in a hemlock tree near Beech- 

 wood, Ottawa. The nest was composed of sticks lined with weeds, 

 grass and down. Eggs four, clay colour with brown spots. (G. R. 

 White.) Common resident at Aweme, Man., nesting in bushes and 

 trees from 6 to 20 feet from the ground. (Criddle.) 



