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ful at Whitney on the Parry Sound Railway during the fall of 
1898, and feeding principally on the yellow birch; I have seen 
an occasional specimen taken near Toronto. (/. Hughes-Samuel.) 
A few only have been taken in the London district. (W. £. 
Saunders.) 
A common resident in the woods in Manitoba and northward. 
(Thompson-Seton.) Not uncommon-in the woods at Banff,.Rocky 
Mountains; observed several in the foothills southwest of 
Calgary \\in: ‘July;* 1807, vand= “in” “the VWrew sr Nest “Pass: 
Alta. ; common and, breeding at Revelstoke, B.C.; in 1890. 
(Spreadborough.) This species is.rather rare in the Northwest 
Territories and was only observed on the eastern slope of the 
Rocky Mountains, where the common species was also procured. 
(Richardson.) North to Fort Simpson; rare. (Ross.) It is 
believed that this species breeds and also winters in the Arctic 
regions. One nest was found in May, 1863, that was believed to 
to belong to this species. (MJacfarlane.) One specimen at 
Athabasca Landing, Alta. May 25th, 1888. Common on 
Methye Portage ; not rare between Methye Lake and Isle A la 
Crosse. (J. M. Macoun.) _Very little appears to be known 
concerning the movements and habitat of this bird, especially 
in the north. I secured a single specimen which was brought 
to me from Fort Reliance on the upper Yukon. (Wedson.) 
Obtained only east of the Coast Range. (ZLord.) Common 
at Ducks, near Kamloops, B.C., in August, when they are on 
their southward migration. (Stveator.) East of the Coast Range; 
resident. (/annin.) Common in suitable localities around Lake 
Okanagan, B.C., in winter; scarce throughout the winter in the 
Cariboo district, B.C.; the greater number seemed to emigrate 
southwards. This should be the western form lately described 
by Mr. Bangs, but specimens taken seemed to correspond in 
measurement with the typical form. (Svooks.) 
BREEDING NoTes.—Frequently seen in the fall in the county 
of Renfrew, Ont., more early in the county of Leeds. In the lat- 
ter county I have once seen this bird in a thick wood of pine and 
hemlock as late as the middle of May, and as the locality was 
rough and favourable to its habits, it may possibly have bred 
there, though I could not locate a nest. This was near Landon’s 
Bay, River St. Lawrence. (Rev. C.J. Young.) This woodpecker 
has a habit of sometimes nesting in colonies. I saw the nests of 
