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such a colony near Sand Lake in 1896; there were six or seven 
nests, each cut into the trunk of a living cedar, just below the 
first branch, and usually eight or ten feet from the ground. The 
cedars were in a dense forest overlooking a small stream that 
empties into Sand Lake. Four eggs seems to be the full set. 
The young are hatched by the Ist of June. (/. A. Fleming.) A 
common summer resident at Lake St. Joseph, Muskoka, Ont. 
From there I received a set of six eggs taken May 30th, 1899. 
Mest, a hele in. a decayed pine) tree, fifteen feet. from the 
ground. (W. Raine.) 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
Nine; two taken in the township of Low, Gatineau valley, Que., 
October, 1901, and presented by Mr. Marler; two others taken 
near Ottawa by Mr. Herring, and four at Bracebridge, Ont., by 
Mr. Spreadborough. 
401. American Three-toed Woodpecker. 
Picoides americanus BREHM. 1831. 
Common and resident throughout the wooded portion of 
Labrador. (Packard.) Scarcely so common as the preceding 
species in Newfoundland. (Aeeks.) Taken at Fort Churchill, 
Hudson Bay. (Clarke.) 
Through the kindness of Messrs. Edward and Robert Christie 
I visited their logging camp on March 16th. The camp is four 
miles in the spruce growth, about equal distance from River 
Hebert and Two Rivers, N.S. Itwasa favorite locality for many 
birds. While there I heard woodpeckers drumming and soon 
located three of this species. After drumming for some time 
they came down to the, dry tops of spruces of previous cuttings 
which were everywhere, and worked about over them. They 
were very fearless and I stood within two yards of each in turn 
and watched them for some time. Two were males with golden 
crown ; the third was evidently a female. These three were the 
only ones seen. (C. H. Morrell.) An occasional winter visitor 
in New Brunswick near St. John. (Chamberlain.) Have seen this 
species in northern New Brunswick. (W. HH. Moore.) Taken at 
Beauport ; a scarce resident in Quebec. (Diéonne.) An _ old 
female and a brood of young seen in the woods at Ellis Bay, Anti- 
costi, Que. (Brewster.) A transient visitant in the Montreal 
district but rare. It occurs in October and November. (Wnile.) 
