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near London, and not reported from farther north. Breeds over 

 its whole range. The few nests that have been found have been 

 made chiefly of green grass which makes their discovery very diffi- 

 cult. (W. E. Saunders.) One specimen was taken early in Jtme 

 at Pembina, the only locality where observed. {Coues.) 



507. Baltimore Oriole. 



Icterus galhula (Linn.) Coues. 1880. 



Two taken at Seal island, Yarmouth co., N.S. {H. F. Tufts.) 

 A pair seen on the Charlottetown road, near Brackley Point, 

 Prince Edward island, loth July, 1888. (Macoun.) Very rare at 

 St. John, N.B., but said to be common in other localities. (Cham- 

 berlain.) Rare summer resident at Scotch Lake, York co., N.B. 

 They are becoming commoner every year. Nest in tall elms near 

 Fredericton. (W. H. Moore.) Common around Fredericton, N.B., 

 in the spring of 1898. (D. Lee Babbit.) A rare summer resident 

 in Quebec. (Dionne.) Heard singing at Chain lake, Montcalm, 

 Argenteuil co., Que. (D' Urban.) Common summer resident in 

 the district of Montreal; breeds in the city; observed from May 7th 

 to August 2ist. (Wintle.) York Factory, Hudson bay. (Dr. R. 

 Bell.) A common summer resident about Ottawa; breeds in large 

 numbers in elm trees in the city and its suburbs. (Ottawa Natura- 

 list, Vol. V.) One of the commonest birds around Kingston, Ont. 

 and apparently increasing. Has reached the county of Renfrew, 

 where I have seen it. (Rev. C. J. Young.) Common summer resi- 

 dent at Toronto, Ont.; Mr. Kay gives 1887 as the year of its first 

 appearance at Port Sydney, Muskoka district; Mr. Taverner refers 

 to it as becoming increasingly common at Beaumaris. (/. H. 

 Fleming.) A common summer resident throughout southern On- 

 tario; but quite rare in North Bruce, where I only observed three 

 specimens in four weeks. (W. E. Saunders.) 



Abundant at Pembina, the only locality where it was found on 

 the International Boundary, lat. 49°; several nests with eggs in 

 them were taken during the latter part of the month of June. (Coues.) 

 A common summer resident of open woodlands in the south and 

 west of Manitoba. (E. T. Seton.) One seen flying across Red river 

 about midway between Winnipeg and West Selkirk, June 14th, 

 1901. (Preble.) Common in open woods at Aweme, Man. (Crid- 



