4l8 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA, 



Prince Edward island. {Dwight.) An abundant summer resident 

 in New Brunswick. {Chamberlain.) Local in the Restigouche 

 valley, N.B. (JBrittain & Cox.) A rare permanent resident but 

 a common summer one at Scotch Lake, York co., N.B. {W. H. 

 Moore.) Abundant and breeding on all the Magdalen Islands. 

 {Bishop.) Very common along the shores of the islands in the 

 Gulf of St. Lawrence, migrating on the approach of winter. 

 {Brewster.) A common summer resident in Quebec. {Dionne.) 

 Plentiful in Argenteuil co., Que,, up to loth December, a few seen 

 in January, and abundant by the last of February. {D' Urban.) 

 An abundant permanent resident at Montreal, not so often seen 

 during the winter months but sometimes appearing in large flocks 

 at Cote St. Paul alongside the railway tracks. {Wintle.) 



Very abundant in the Ottawa district in summer but scarce in 

 winter. {Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. V.) This bird has become very 

 common in eastern Ontario in recent years. On Wolfe island it 

 has become a pest, destroying many eggs of the smaller birds, and 

 taking young chickens and other birds. I saw a field last October 

 (1900) literally covered with crows; they were as numerous as 

 blackbirds. A few remain along the St. Lawrence all winter, and 

 I have seen them in the coldest weather. {Rev. C. J. Young.) 

 Abundant about the settlements in the Parry Sound and Muskoka 

 districts. (/. H: Fleming.) Rather scarce in Algonquin park, 

 only a few pairs breeding; common at Missinabi in 1904. {Spread- 

 borough.) During the cold weather of February, 1895, at TorontO' 

 these birds seemed to suffer severely from the elements combined 

 with the scarcity of food; many becoming so exhausted as to only 

 be able to fly short distances. (/. Hughes -Samuel.) A few were 

 seen about Lake Winnipeg and Norway House, Keewatin, and a 

 small number noted nearly every day between Norway House and 

 York Factory. They were common at York Factory, and a few 

 were seen at Fort Churchill, and one 50 miles south of Cape Eskimo. 

 {Preble.) A common species on Hudson bay. {Dr. R. Bell.) 



According to my observation, crows are not very common in the 

 region under consideration (lat. 49°), though I saw a good many 

 along the Mouse (Souris) river. The species occurs, however, 

 along the whole Missouri river. A nest containing five eggs, with 

 the female parent, was secured on Quaking Ash river, June 26th, 



