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made of dry grass. There were no weeds or grass in the pond. 
June 13th I saw young able to fly, these were in a dried-up slough 
in the heavy timber. (Spreadborough.) 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
Nine ; one taken at Ottawa by Mr. W. T. Macoun in October, 
1901 ; two taken at Ottawain April, 1891, by Mr. F. A. Saunders; 
four taken at Indian Head, Assa., in April, 1892, and September, 
1891, by Mr. W. Spreadborough. 
One set of five eggs taken at Davidson’s Lake, Hants Co.,N\S., 
by “ Robie” Tufts, June 12, 1901. Nest in a small spruce tree six 
feet from the ground, made of twigs and lined with fine dry grass 
and rootlets. 
510. Brewer’s Blackbird. 
Scolecophagus cyanocephalus (WaGL.) Cas. 1851, 
This is the characteristic blackbird of the whole region along the 
International Boundary from Pembina to the Rocky Mountains. 
(Coues.) An abundant summer resident in most districts; this spe- 
cies gathers in large flocks and commits great depredations in 
wheat and oat fields in the autumn. (7hompson-Seton.) Com- 
mon in the Red River valley between Winnipeg and West 
Selkirk, June 14th, 1901. (Prebles.) Very abundant at Indian 
Head, Medicine Hat and Crane Lake, indeed throughout 
Assiniboia wherever there was brush this species was breeding 
in large numbers. This is the characteristic blackbird of Assini- 
boia and Alberta, at least as far north as Edmonton, and abounds 
everywhere from the International Boundary northward to 
the Saskatchewan ; a few were seen in the spring of I89Q! at 
Banff, Rocky Mountains, but they do not breed there; seen at 
Revelstoke on the Columbia River, B.C., April 4th,18g0, and later 
on, May 3rd, a few more were seen; they do not breed there ; 
in flocks 10 miles south of Kamloops, B.C.; also common at 
Agassiz in May, 1889; common at Chilliwack, B.C.,in the spring; 
only observed three at Huntington in the fall of 1901 ; only one 
specimen seen on Vancouver Island, April 16th, 1893, none seen 
afterwards. (Spreadborough.) Apparently rather common at the 
Grand Rapids of the Saskatchewan. (Mudtting.) This species, 
the rusty grackle and the bronze grackle arrive together, in flocks, 
in spring and afterwards separate and breed in colonies. (Cow- 
