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maris. (/. H. Fleming.) Without doubt, more of this species of 

 warbler remain to breed around Toronto than of any other variety. 

 Practically, they are everywhere in suitable places, and if a youthful 

 enthusiast wants to study bird life he has merely to seat himself near 

 a patch of willows during the merry month of May when he will have 

 a grand opportunity of becoming acquainted with our common 

 summer yellow-bird ; I have noted one of these birds at Toronto as 

 early as i8th April, 1899. (/. Hughes-Samuel.) Common summer 

 resident at Guelph, Ont. ; arrives about May 4th, leaves about Aug. 

 18th. {A. B. Klugh.) Abundant summer resident, breeds in 

 gardens very frequently at Penetanguishene, Ont.; I have seen 

 four nests of this species in a garden of less than half an acre. (.4 . F. 

 Young.) Rather common at Norway House, Oxford House, and 

 York Factory .'f Specimens taken at these three points have a 

 slightly darker crown than is usual in eastern examples, but are 

 referable to the typical form. (E. A. Preble.) York Factory 

 Hudson bay. {Dr. R. Bell.) Also taken at Fort Churchill, Hudson 

 bay. {Clarke.) 



This abundant and universally diffused species was observed at 

 various points along the 49th parallel from Pembina to the Rocky 

 mountains. {Coues.) A very abundant summer resident every- 

 where in Manitoba, breeding throughout the whole province. {E. T. 

 Seton.) Common and breeding at Aweme, Man. {Criddle.) First 

 seen at Indian Head, Sask., May 27th, 1892; soon after they be- 

 came abundant and began to breed in great numbers; first seen at 

 Medicine Hat, Sask., May 15th, 1894; commenced nesting by the 

 23rd ; two nests finished by the 29th and laying commenced ; common 

 in all brushy parts of western Saskatchewan, especially at Crane 

 lake and Cypress hills. This is a common species wherever there 

 is brush, and builds indiscriminately in the forks of a rose-bush, 

 a willow or Ela:agnus\ numerous nests were taken at Wood moun- 

 tain and wherever there was brush across southern Saskatchewan 

 and Alberta to Waterton lake at Chief mountain in the summer of 

 1895; observed from the mouth of Lesser Slave river to Peace River 

 Landing, lat. 56° 15', in June, 1903; first seen at Edmonton, Alta., 

 May 12th, 1897; June 14th, two nests were taken in small willow 

 trees; nest very compact, composed chiefly of willow down held 

 together with horse -hair; abundant in willow thickets throughout 

 the trip from Edmonton west to Athabaska pass, in June, 1898; 

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