CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 547 
~ A common and abundant summer resident at Ottawa. (Ottawa 
Naturalist, Vol. V.) Very common in eastern Ontario; this species 
is the first swallow to arrive in the spring and consequently being 
the earliest to breed. (Rev. C. J. Young.) Abundant summer 
resident in the Parry Sound and Muskoka districts; I have met 
with them nesting in deserted woodpecker holes. (/. H. Fleming.) 
Two pairs were breeding at Cache Lake, Algonquin Park, Ont. in 
June, 1900, one pair in an old woodpecker’s nest in a telegraph 
pole, the other pair ina hole ina tree on the shore of the lake; 
a few observed on Moose River; common at Moose Factory, 
James Bay ; none seen further north. (Spreadborough.) Formerly 
quite common at London, Ont., but now much less so ; fully as 
numerous in north Bruce as near London; although this bird 
departs from the vicinity of London about August 20th to 25th, 
yet on September 2oth, 1900, I saw about 50 circling over the 
marshes at Point Pelee, so that it evidently travels very slowly 
for the first stage of its journey. (W. E. Saunders.) Common 
summer resident at Guelph, Ont.; arrives about April 14th and 
leaves about August 18th. (A. B. Klugh.) A few seen on lower 
Red River, June 15th, 1901, and two at Norway House, June Igth; 
common between Norway House and Oxford House, and many 
nests were observed in deserted holes of woodpeckers, in trees at 
the water’s edge, June 23rd to 30th; common also at Oxford 
House and noted on Steel River, July gth; on our return through 
their haunts early in September we saw none. (EZ. A. P ebles.) 
York Factory, Hudson Bay. (Dr. R. Bell.) 
Only observed at Pembina on the qgth parallel where it was 
breeding in small numbers about the fort. (Cowes.) Common 
summer resident of wooded parts of Manitoba; on July 17th went 
to White Horse Hill; found a large colony of white-breasted 
swallows nesting in old woodpecker’s holes, with which the timber 
is riddled; this is the largest colony I have seen ; it numbers per- 
haps 20 pairs; nearly all of these settlements that I have noted 
have been close to a sheet of water. (Zhompson-Seton.) First 
seen at Indian Head, April 8th, 1892 ; they became common by 
May igth, but a few remained to breed as they were seen as late 
as June 24th; only two specimens observed at Crane Lake in 1894 
and none at Medicine Hat ; a few specimens were observed at 
Waterton Lake, close to Chief Mountain in August, 1895; observ- 
ed from the mouth of Lesser Slave River to Peace River Landing, 
