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have shot specimens of this species in the months of May and 
August and noticed the plumage very fine in the latter month. 
Observed from May Sth to August 28th. (Wndtle.) Found this 
species nesting at Rice Lake, Ont., June 16th, 1902. (W. Raine.) 
Nests quite frequently at Ottawa, Ont. Nest is generally built in a 
hole in tree about ten feet or more from the ground, where a large 
branch has been blown off. The nest is composed of straw, 
leaves, rootlets and vegetable matter, lined with feathers and 
pieces of snake skin. Eggs, four to five, light buffy brown, 
streaked lengthwise by lines and markings of purplish and dark 
brown. A nest found on May 2nd had the young half-grown. 
(G. R. White.) 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
Four ; one purchased with the Holman collection in 1885; two 
taken at Ottawa, and one at Belleville, Ont., by the writer. 
One set of eggs taken near Toronto, Ont., May 25th, 1895, by 
Mis Wael kaine. ) Nest in aj hole in a poplar 15 feet from ’the 
ground. 
CLXIII. SAYORNIS Bonaparte. 1854. 
456. Phoebe. 
Sayornis phabe (LATH.) STEJN. 1885. 
A summer migrant in Newfoundland but not common. (Xeexs.) 
One pair seen near Dominion Mine, Sydney, Cape Breton 
bsland, NUS. August 120th, ‘1901. ((C) Ai Aare.) A common 
summer resident in New Brunswick. (Chamberlain.) A rare 
spring migrant at Scotch Lake, York Co., N.B. (W. H. Moore) 
An irregular summer visitor at Beauport, Que. (Dzonne.) A com- 
mon summer resident at Montreal. Breeds in Mount Royal 
Park. Nests with eggs found from May 17th to June gth. 
Observed from April 3rd to October 8th. (Wintle.) Common 
summer resident in the Ottawa district ; usually building its nest 
close to houses or on the verandah. (Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. V.) 
Abundant summer resident in Muskoka and Parry Sound districts. 
(J. H. Fleming.) One specimen observed at Dog Lake, northern 
Ontario, May 30th, 1896. (Spreadborough.) Very common every- 
where in Ontario and one of the first arrivals in spring, when the 
weather is still cold. (Rev. C. /. Young.) Rare summer resident 
in Manitoba, one or two pairs seen each season; usually nests 
