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there May 20th, 1883. (IVintle.) A summer migrant in New- 

 foundland. (Reeks.) A rare summer visitor around Ottawa. 

 {Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. V.) I noticed one specimen of this species 

 at Rockport, Leeds county, Ont., which appeared to be nesting in a 

 large hickory tree near the St. Lawrence river. {Rev. C. J. Young.) 

 Regular migrant at Toronto, Ont. ; rare. One example taken at 

 Beaumaris, Muskoka district by Mr. Taverner. (/. H. Fleming.) 

 I have only come across this bird in limited numbers and then only 

 during the spring and fall migrations. (/. Hughes-Samuel.) Fairly 

 common everywhere near London, Ont. Not observed in North 

 Bruce. {W. E. Saunders.) A passing m.igrant at Guelph, Ont. 

 Not common; seen about May 12th, and again about September 

 2nd. {A. B. Klugh.) A rare summer resident in Manitoba; July 

 19th, 1884, Miller Christy brought me a specimen of a yellow- 

 throated vireo from Moose Jaw, Sask. {E. T. Seton.) Very rare at 

 Aweme, Man. {Criddle.) I have noted only two or three in Mani- 

 toba in ten years. {Atkinson.) Found breeding at Yorkton, Sask., 

 June ist, 1901. {W. Raine.) We have not seen Mr. Raine's speci- 

 mens and must consider this reference to be doubtful. 



Breeding Notes. — On the third of June, 1906, I discovered in 

 a birch tree near Ottawa a nest of the yellow-throated vireo con- 

 taining two eggs. Both parent birds were around the nest. It 

 was placed 20 feet up and was made of thin bark with wasps' nest 

 and spiders' webs. All the brim was ornamented with lichens and 

 the lining was of thin grass. Outside diameter 3 . 50 inches by 2 . 50 

 inches high ; inside diameter 2 inches by i . 50 inches. I took the 

 bird, the nest and four eggs on the 6th of June. The eggs are creamy 

 white spotted with reddish brown. {Garneau.) 



629. Solitary Vireo. 



Lanivireo solitarius solitarius (WiLS.) Allen. 1869. 



Fairly common in Nova Scotia from May 10 to Oct. i. {H. F. 

 Tufts.) Not rare at Baddeck and Margaree, Cape Breton island, 

 July, 1898; seen at Hunter river. Prince Edward island, July 2nd, 

 1888. {Macoun.) At Souris, Prince Edward island, one day I 

 was attracted by the song of this bird and soon saw the performer. 

 {Dwight.) A rare summer resident at St. John, N.B. {Chamhcr- 

 lain.) Observed only at one point in the valley of the Restigouche 



