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ing on trees. (Brittain & Cox.) Common summer resident in 
Quebec. (Dionne.) Numerous about Grenville and throughout 
the valley of the Rouge, Argenteuil Co., Que., 1856. (D’Urban.) 
Summer resident at Montreal; abundant; breeds in the city, 
attaching their nests against the inside walls of chimneys. 
(Wintle.) 
An abundant summer resident, breeding in immense numbers 
in the great chimneys of the Parliament buildings. Early in 
May they begin to arrive and by the end of the month they con- 
gregate in thousands and late in the evening begin to descend in 
a constant spiral stream in a large chimney in the western block. 
In the first week in February, 1883, a chimney swift came down 
a chimney in the house of Dr. J. F. Whiteaves, Assistant 
Director of the Geological Survey. It was caught and 
examined by him and remained alive for several days. <A 
similar instance in known to have occurred in Toronto. (Ottawa 
Naturalist, Vol. V.) Abundant in Muskoka and Parry Sound 
districts. (/. H. Fleming.) A common summer resident through- 
out western Ontario. (W. #. Saunders.) Common in Algonquin 
Park, Ont. Some nesting in a chimney at Cache Lake and others 
in hollow trees. (Spreadborough.) Nesting on the inside wall of 
an outbuilding near the railway station at Aylmer, Ont. (4. G. 
Kingston.) 
A tolerably common summer resident in Manitoba, but dimin- 
ishing westward. (Zhompson-Seton.) Common at Pembina, Lat. 
49°, and traced thence westward only to the Mouse (Souris) River. 
(Coues.) A few seen at Indian Head, Assa., in June, 1892. Two 
individuals seen at Edmonton, Alta., May 17th, 1897. (Spreaa- 
borough.) 
Vol. V. of The Ottawa Naturalist, pp. 89-104, contains a very 
complete description of the Ottawa colony of chimney swifts by 
Mr. A. G. Kingston. The whole article should be read by those 
interested in this bird. 
BREEDING NoTES.—Very common in summer, a few birds re- 
maining until the end of September. It usually arrives from the 
3rd to the 6th May. Its curious nest of sticks, glued together, 
is well known. This is often placed in a dtsused chimney against 
the woodwork of an empty house, and such like positions. (Rev. 
C.J. Young.) Nest composed of small twigs of nearly uniform 
size, which are interwoven into a neat semi-circular basket. Each 
