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the MW. varia species, and that it was her nest that was placed 
before me, and which now contained five beautifully spotted 
fresh eggs. _The cavity in which the nest was placed had been 
partly excavated, probably by the bird itself; but in order to 
support the foundation quite a large quantity of dead leaves and 
strips of bark had been used, and inside of this there was a lining 
of fine vegetable materials and some animal hair. (W. L. Kells.) 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
Nine; four taken at Ottawa, by Dr. F. A. Saunders in 1891; one 
at Ottawa by Prof. Macoun in 1888; one at Indian Head, Assa., 
in June, 1892, and one at Edmonton, Alta., May 7th, 1897, by Mr. 
W. Spreadborough; one purchased with the Holman collection 
in 1885. 
CCXXV. PROTONOTARIA Bairp. 1858. 
637. Prothonotary Warbler. 
Protonotaria citrea (BoDD.) BairDp. 1858. 
A rare migrant in New Brunswick. (Chamberlain.) One speci- 
men taken at Hamilton, Ont., May 23rd, 1888. (MWcllwraith.) 1 
have every reason to suppose that this bird occasionally crosses 
the St. Lawrence and visits Ontario, I even think it occasionally 
breeds, for I came across a nest located in the stub of a willow at 
the “ drowned lands ’ some eight miles north of Gananoque, which 
contained one egg, and which corresponds with the description of 
site of nest and authentic egg of this bird; the date was June 
loth, 1896. (Rev. C. J. Young.) 
CCXXVI. HELMINTHOPHILA Ripeway. 1882. 
642. Golden-winged Warbler. 
Helminthophila chrysoptera (LINN.) RipGw. 1882. 
Rev. C. J. Young, of Sharbot Lake, Ont., one of our closest 
observers,writes me that he saw this species on June 17th and 30th, 
1897, on the Magdalen Islands, and that it was evidently breed- 
ing; I doubt the identification, but make the record. (M/acoun.) 
Fairly common summer resident throughout western Ontario; not 
noted in Bruce county. (W.# Saunders.) 1 have met with this 
species on two occasions near Hamilton, Ont.; have also heard of 
