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was not uncommon in August about Chief Mountain Lake. 
(Coues.) A very common species throughout the prairie portions 
of Manitoba. (Zompson-Seton.) Quite common at Indian Head 
in eastern Assiniboia, in the fall of 1891, as well as in May of the 
next year; west of that it must be rare as only a few specimens 
were noted at the east end of the Cypress Hills in June, 1894 ; 
none were seen in 1895 until Lee’s Creek was reached in southern 
Alberta. (Spreadborough.) Uncommon and seen just now only 
about Duck Lake and Carlton between the forks of the Sas- 
katchewan. (Coubeaux.) This bird reaches its northern limit 
about Lat. 54° and does not seem to govery far north of the Sas- 
katchewan. (Rzchardson.) Rare at Chilliwack, B.C.; occasional 
both east and west of Coast Range. (Bvooks.) 
BREEDING Notes.—Nest near stone quarry at Ottawa, Ont., 
built on the ground, composed of grass and lined with fine grass. 
Eggs four, bluish white spotted with dark chocolate. (G. R. 
White.) Nery common about Kingston, Ont. Breeds abundantly 
on Wolfe, Simcoe and Amherst islands, as well as on the main 
shore. Is alate breeder; I have found eggs as late as July Ist, 
but these, of course, would be a second laying. After the 
middle of August none are ‘seen. “(evs Coy, Woune) = Bieeas 
commonly in Manitoba where I have found several nests contain- 
ing five eggs each. (W. Raine.) 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
Twenty-three ; three taken at Ottawa, two by F. A. Saunders 
and one by Prof. Macoun; one taken at London, Ont., by Mr. W. E. 
Saunders ; fourteen taken at Indian Head, Assa., in the autumn 
of 1891 and spring of 1892, most of them young of the year, and 
two in the Cypress Hills, Assa., all by Mr. Spreadborough ; 
another specimen was taken at Battle River, Alta, by Mr 
Dowling in July, 1886. 
One set of six eggs taken at Wolfville, N.S., by Mr. H. Tufts 
June 14th, 1894, nest on the ground in tall grass. 
CLXXVI. MOLOTHRUS Swainson. 1831. 
495. Cowbird. 
Molothrus ater (Bopp.) Gray. 1870. 
Apparently not noticed in Nova Scotia. A rare summer resi- 
dent in New Brunswick. (Chamberlain.) Taken at Beauport ; 
