528 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA, 
A moderately common summer resident around Ottawa. 
(Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. V.) A few of these handsome birds 
remain to breed in the county of Leeds, Ont.;I have twice seen 
the nest; once on the 9th June ina small beech tree; the eggs 
were just hatching; again in the middle of June a nest with three 
eggs ina maple sapling about ten feet from the ground. (Rev. 
C.J. Young.) A common summer resident in the districts of Parry 
Sound and Muskoka, breeding usually in second growth hardwood. 
(/. H.Fleming.) Rather uncommon summer resident in Algon- 
quin Park, Ont. (Spreadborough.) Formerly common all over 
western Ontario; now it is more so in the north than in the south 
where it has probably been killed off to a certain extent. (WV. 4. 
Saunders.) Fairly common summer resident at Guelph, Ont. ; 
arrives about May toth and leaves about September Ist. (A. B. 
Klugh.) A breeding summer resident at Penetanguishene, Ont. 
(A. F. Young.) 
Common summer resident in Manitoba, in:thickets ; breeds 
throughout the province in suitable localities. (Zhompson-Seton.) 
Only one specimen at Indian Head, Assa., on May 26th, 1892. 
First saw three females at Medicine Hat, Assa., May 17th, 1894, 
later saw two males; a few pairs bred in the river valley; late in 
June a few were seen in the Cypress Hills; taken at Old Wives’ 
Creek and seen at Wood Mountain Post, Assa., in July, 1895; was 
seen on the islands in St. Mary’s River, Alta. (Spreadborough.) 
A specimen of this bird was obtained near the Saskatchewan on 
Sir John Franklin’s first expedition, but we had not the good 
fortune to meet with it on our second journey. (¢tchardson.) 
First seen at Edmonton, Alta., May 15th, 1897 ; found a nest in 
an alder bush about ten feet from the ground, nest a very slight 
affair, in fact, I could see the eggs quite through it; it was just a 
few sticks placed in the fork of a bush. Eggs three; the male 
was sitting on the eggs; common in the poplar woods from Edmon- 
ton to the McLeod River; common. from Lesser Slave Lake to 
Peace River Landing,Lat. 56°15’, June,1903. (Spreadborough.) Com- 
mon from Lesser Slave River down the Athabasca River to Fort 
McMurray, Lat. 56° 40’; not rare up the Clearwater River to 
Methye Portage. (/. MZ. Macoun.) Rare near Prince Albert, Sask., 
only a few seen during the summer; probably breeds in the coun- 
try. (Coubeaux.) 
