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Very common throughout Nova Scotia; breeds everywhere 

 (Downs.) Seen several times during the winter at Parrsboro, 

 Cumberland co., N.S. ; migrants arrived at Shulee on March i8th, 

 and in a few days were abundant. (Morrell.) Quite common on Cape 

 Breton island, N.S., July and August, 1898, nests taken on Smoky 

 mountain, August ist, and at Margaree, July i6th; common along 

 Rustico bay, Prince Edward island, June 29th, 1888. (Macoun.) 

 Very abundant at Sydney, Cape Breton island. (C R. Harte.) 

 Very common from April to November in Nova Scotia. Often ob- 

 served throughout the winter. (H. F. Tufts.) Next to the Savanna 

 sparrow this is probably the most abundant bird on Prince Edward 

 island. It is found everywhere — in door-yards, in open fields, fern- 

 clothed clearings, even deep woods. Its nest is on the ground, 

 preferably under something — the bottom rail of a fence or a hole 

 in some grassy bank. Young were just beginning to fly June 23rd, 

 and a week later, nests with fresh eggs indicated a second laying. 

 (Dwight.) Very common summer resident in New Brunswick. 

 (Chamberlain.) An abundant summer resident at Scotch Lake, 

 York CO., N.B. (W. H. Moore.) Very common in the Restigouche 

 valley, N.B. (Brittain & Cox.) Breeds, but is irregularly dis- 

 tributed on the Magdalen islands. (Bishop.) Of general and 

 uniform distribution on the shores and islands of the Gulf of St. 

 Lawrence. (Brewster.) Abundant in summer at Lake Mistas- 

 sini, northern Quebec. (/. M. Macoun.) Taken at Beauport; 

 common summer resident in eastern Quebec. (Dionne.) An 

 abundant summer resident at Montreal ; breeds in Mount Royal 

 park. I have found their nests, with eggs, from May 17th to June 

 19th, and have observed them here from March 29th to October 

 25th; and on one occasion I saw two here, Dec. 24th, 1882. (Wintle.) 



A common summer and autumn migrant. A few remain to 

 breed around Ottawa. (Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. V.) I notice that 

 this bird is a common spring and autumn migrant in eastern Ontario. 

 Numbers of them arrive in the latter part of September, and are 

 met with commonly in clearings and stubble fields during October. 

 In the spring they re-appear early in April and continue through 

 the month. A few breed in the county of Renfrew, and I have met 

 with the nest in June. I have not noticed that it breeds along the 

 St. Lawrence, though I have watched for it in suitable localities. 

 It breeds sparingly on the Magdalen islands, as well as at Pictou, 

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