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A common migrant at Ottawa. {Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. V.) 

 Abundant migrant at Toronto, Ont. A common resident in autumn 

 and winter in Parry Sound and Muskoka districts. (/. H. Flem- 

 ing.) From Missinabi, Ont. to Point Comfort on the east coast of 

 James bay. Common during migration at Guelph, Ont. (A. B. 

 Klugh.) I saw one at Norway House, June 17th, and took a speci- 

 men on the Echimamish, June 24th. It was common at Oxford 

 House, June 30th to July 4th. One was observed as we ascended 

 Hill river, September ist. {E. A. Preble.) 



This species was observed on Mouse (Souris) river, in September 

 during the autumnal migration, frequenting the dense undergrowth 

 in the river bottom in company with warblers. {Coues.) Un- 

 common migrant throughout Manitoba generally. {Atkinson.) A 

 tolerably common migrant in spring and autumn in Manitoba. 

 {E. T. Seton.) Common at Aweme, Manitoba, in spring and fall; 

 probably breeds; arrives about April 25th, and leaves October 4th. 

 {Criddle.) Only three specimens were found at Medicine Hat, 

 Sask., in April and May, 1894; common in spruce woods from the 

 mouth of Lesser Slave river to Peace River Landing, lat. 56° 15', 

 June, 1903; first seen at Edmonton, Alta., May 4th, 1897; tolerably 

 common in the spruce woods and breeding without doubt ; common 

 in the spruce woods of the foothills from Edmonton to Crow Nest 

 pass in July and August ; quite common at Banff, evidently breeding 

 early as there were young birds in May, 1 89 1 ; a common species in 

 April, 1890, at Revelstoke, B.C., but all seemed to be migrants; 

 quite common on Sophie mountain on the International Boundary, 

 B.C., at an altitude of 4,400 feet in 1902; common at Fernie, Elko, 

 Midway and Sidley, B.C., and along the trail between Princeton and 

 the Skagit river; quite common in the early part of April, 1889, 

 at Hastings, Burrard inlet; shot on the mountains at Spence Bridge, 

 B.C., late in May, 1889; very abundant at Huntingdon, B.C., on the 

 International Boundary in September, i90i,and at Douglas, April 

 17th, 1906; apparently a summer resident on Vancouver island, 

 seen first on April i8th when they were in large numbers in conifers 

 with chickadees; first seen at Penticton, B.C., April 13th, 1903, 

 abundant everywhere by the 20th and remained so until May ist; 

 common at Lake Ste. Anne, north of Edmonton, and from thence 

 along the trail to the Athabaska pass in June, 1898; common at 

 Fernie and Elko, B.C., in May, 1904. {Spreadborough.) Very 



