CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 577 
629. Blue-headed Vireo. 
Vireo solitarius (WILS.) VIEILL. 1819. 
Probably occurs in Nova Scotia. (Downs.) Not rare at Bad- 
deck and Margaree, Cape Breton Island, July, 1898; seen at 
Hunter’s River, Prince Edward Island, July 2nd, 1888. (Macoun.) 
At Souris, Prince Edward Island, one day I was attracted by the 
song of this bird and soon saw the performer. (Dwzght.) A rare 
Summer resident at St. John, N.B. (Chamberlain.) Observed 
only at one point in the valley of the Restigouche River, N.B. 
(Brittain & Cox.) A tolerably common summer resident at Scotch 
Lake, York Co., N.B. -(W. H. Moore.) On June 23rd heard a male 
singing at Macnain Cove, Cape Breton Island. (Bvewster.) I 
noticed an example of this species on the Magdalen Islands in 
June, 1897, and have no doubt it breeds there. (Rev. C.J. Young.) 
Taken at Beauport; not uncommon around Quebec. (Diéonne.) 
A rare transient visitant at Montreal. I have met with only two 
examples of this vireo in this district. (Wntle.) 
A moderately common summer visitor around Ottawa. (Ottawa 
Naturalist, Vol. V.) Not uncommon in the districts of Parry Sound 
and Muskoka in May.. They probably remain to breed. (/. Z. 
Fleming.) Not common in Algonquin Park, Ont. A few were 
seen In the spruce woods near Cache Lake usually well up in the 
tops of the trees. (Spreadborough.) Not common as a migrant, 
and not known to breed at London, Ont. (W. &. Saunders.) A 
passing migrant at Guelph, Ont. Not common; seen about 
April 30th, and again about Sept. 2oth. (4. B. Klugh.) One (a 
male) taken at Oxford House, July 3rd, and one heard singing in 
_a swamp bordering Knee Lake July 5th. (4. A. Predles.) 
One specimen of this rather rare species was secured at Pem- 
bina, which is probably its northern limit. It was taken in the 
timber of the river bottom, frequented by three other species of 
the same genus. (Cowes.) A rare summer resident in Manitoba. 
On June toth, 1884, at Duck Mountain, a solitary vireo was 
observed. (Thomtpson-Seton.) One specimen secured at the Grand 
Rapids of the Saskatchewan. (Vutting.) First seen May rith, 
1897, at Edmonton, Alta., common in spruce woods by the 2Ist; 
doubtless breeding; always seen in or near spruce woods; com- 
mon from Lesser: Slave Lake to Peace River Landing, Lat, 
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