608 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 
pines and hemlocks near Otly Lake, Lanark Co., Ont. This bird 
is acommon breeding species near Mingan, Que. I saw a nest 
with four eggs taken there in June, 1899 ; the nest was built in a 
small spruce tree. (Rev. C. J. Young.) An abundant summer 
resident in Parry Sound and Muskoka districts, Ont. (J. Hf. Flem- 
img.) Not rare asa summer resident in Algonquin Park, Ont. 
(Spreadborough.) Abundant in spring and fall at Toronto, and as 
they reach us before the end of August fall migration it is reason- 
able to conclude that some at least do not go farto breed. (/. 
Hughes-Samuel.) A common migrant, but a rare summer resident 
in Middlesex Co., Ont.; abundant in parts of north Bruce in June. 
(W. E. Saunders.) Passing migrant; seen about May Ioth at 
Guelph, Ont., and again from about August 28th up till September 
28th. (A. B. Klugh.) One or two seen at Norway House, Keewatin, 
and one taken at Oxford House. (&. A. Predles.) 
One specimen of this species was taken in Wood Mountains 
by Dr.G.M.Dawson and seen in his collection. (Cowes.) A migrant 
in Manitoba and apparently common near Winnipeg but may 
breed in the northern part of the province. (Zhompson-Seton.) A 
tolerably common spring and autumn migrant at Avenue, Mani- 
toba; arrives about the middle of May. (Norman Criddle.) A 
few specimens seen at Wood Mountain, Assa., where they were 
doubtless breeding, on June 12th, 1895; a specimen was shot at 
Revelstoke, B.C. in July, 1890, no others were seen; only two 
individuals observed at Edmonton, Alta., on May 22nd and 25th, 
1897. (Spreadborough.) Abundant at Chemawawin on the Sask- 
atchewan. (JVutting.) A number of specimens seen at Lesser 
Slave River, Atha. (J. MW. Macoun.) This is acommon bird on 
the banks of the Saskatchewan ; it is usually to be found in the 
thickets of young spruce trees and willows, flitting near the ground 
from one branch to another. (Richardson.) North to Fort Simpson 
on the Mackenzie River; rather rare. (Ross.) Taken at Vernon, 
Lake Okanagan, B.C.,in 1898, by Mr. Brooks. (Fannin.) Aspecimen 
taken at Fieldin the Rocky Mountains, and two or three observed 
at Vernon, B.C. (Xhoads.) Several seen at Quesnel, B.C., during 
the fall migration. (Svooks.) 
BBEEDING Notes.—This species occasionally breeds in central 
Ontario, probably more often than the myrtle warbler. I found 
a nest in a small hemlock, May 30th, 1902, which grew on a 
wooded bank under large hemlock trees on a point of Sharbot 
