CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 443 
summer resident in both the Parry Sound and Muskoka districts. 
VJ. H. Fleming.) Common around the buildings at Cache Lake, 
Algonquin Park, Ont., June, 1900. (Spreadborough.) Common 
everywhere, and is to be found every winter in varying numbers 
in the cedar swamps about London, Ont. In the spring, erratic 
flocks are seen now here, now there; but they begin to seek their 
summer quarters, to sing and to be regularly observed about -\pril 
28th, on an average of fourteen years. (W. E. Saunders.) A com- 
mon resident ; most abundant in summer around Guelph, Ont. 
(A. B. Klugh.) An abundant summer resident at Penetanguishene, 
Ont.; breeds. (A. F. Youug.) 
This familiar bird was noted only at Pembina on the borders of 
Manitoba. (Coues.) A common summer resident in Manitoba. 
I have not noted this bird in Manitoba before the end of May. 
In this country it finds neither thistles nor orchards, so it feeds 
largely on the seed of Rudbeckia hirta and Gaillardia aristata, and 
nests in the low poplars and oaks on the edges of the heavier 
timber. (Zhompson-Seton.) Quite common in the vicinity of 
Brandon, Man., 1896. (Macoun.) First seen at Indian Head, 
Assa., June Ist, 1892, but were quite common by the toth; they 
breed there ; one individual was seen at Crane Lake, Assa., June 
1th, 1894, and on the25th of the same month two pairs were seen 
in the east end of the Cypress Hills, Assa.; eight of these birds 
were seen at 12-Mile Lake and afterwards at Wood Mountain, 
Assa., as late as June 17th, 1895; seen next, June 27th, in Fare- 
well Creek valley, in the Cypress Hills, and on the 30th along 
Sucker Creek, Assa.; common in the valley of Milk River, 
especially at Castellated Rocks, also on St. Mary’s River and 
Lee’s Creek, Alta., and near Chief Mountain at the base of the 
Rocky Mountains. (Spreadborough.) This very gay goldfinch is 
one of the tardiest summer visitors in the Northwest Territories, 
and it retires southwards in September after a stay of a little over 
three months. (Richardson.) A tolerably common summer 
resident near Prince Albert, Sask., breeding throughout the 
region. (Coubeaux.) 
BreEpinc Nores.—A common breeding summer resident at 
Ottawa, Ont. Its nest is often built in a white cedar, and is com- 
posed of downy and other soft vegetable matter; a very neat 
and compact affair, lined with horse hair, fine grass and down. 
