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Renfrew, where I have seen it. (Rev. C. J. Young.) Mr. Kay 
gives 1887 as the year of its first appearance at Port Sydney, 
Muskoka district ; Mr. Tavernier refers to it as becoming increas- 
ingly common at Beaumaris. (J. H. Fleming.) A common 
summer resident throughout southern Ontario ; but quite rare in 
North Bruce, where I only observed three specimens in four 
weeks. (W.£. Saunders.) Abundant at Pembina, the only locality 
where it was found on the International Boundary, Lat. 49°; several 
nests with eggs in them were taken during the latter part of the 
month of June. (Cowes.) A common summer resident of open 
woodlands in the south and west of Manitoba. (7hompson-Seton.) 
One seen flying across Red River about midway between 
Winnipeg and West Selkirk, June 14th, 1901. (Pvrebles.) In 
the spring of 1892 many specimens were seen at Indian Head, 
Assa., and nearly all remained to breed ; others at Medicine Hat, 
Assa., in May, 1894; and others were taketi on Old Wives’ Creek, 
Assa., in May, 1895. None were observed south or west of the 
above point. Arrived at Edmonton, Alta.,on May 2oth, 1897 ; 
later many were seen flying north but a few remained to breed. 
They nested in tall poplars over 30 feet from the ground, yet fests 
were found in bushes six feet from the ground. (Spreadborough.) 
This handsome bird is a regular and not uncommon visitor between 
the forks of the Saskatchewan ; frequently seen and heard in 
the thickets where it hangs its pretty nest. (Coubeaux.) This bird 
ranges through the central part of the Northwest Territories up 
to Lat. §§°, beyond which it does not seem to go. (Rétehardson.) 
BREEDING Notes.—I found a nest of this bird June 7th, 1890, 
at Dorval, built in the top of a thin bush, within reach of hand 
from the ground, and containing five fresh eggs, but as a rule 
their nests are built here hanging to branches of large trees, 
twenty or thirty feet above the ground. I saw this species feeding 
on the ground, an unusual position to find the oriole in, as they 
generally confine themselves to the trees and bushes when feeding. 
(Wintle.) Breeds throughout Manitoba and in Assiniboia as far 
west as Crescent Lake. (W. Raine.) Builds near the end of a long 
branch, elm tree preferred at Ottawa. Nest composed of the flax 
of silk weed, willow down, wool string, lined with lint, wiry grass 
and horse hair; eggs five, white with a faint tinge of blue, spotted, 
scrawled and streaked with lilac and brown, mostly towards the 
larger end. (G.R. White.) On June 25th, 1882, on the north 
bank of the eastern slough, I found a Baltimore oriole’s nest in 
