626 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 
at Souris in the hardwood timber. (Dzzght.) A common sum- 
mer resident at St. John, N.B. (Chamberlain.) Common summer 
resident at Scotch Lake, York Co., N.B. (W. A. Moore.) Tol- 
erably common in the Restigouche valley, N.B. (Bvittain & Cox.) 
Rather common on Grindstone Island, Magdalen Islands. 
(Bishop.) A single pair was observed at Ellis Bay, Anticosti, 
July 24th. (Brewster.) With us this bird is a common summer 
resident around Quebec. (Donne.) A common summer resident 
at Montreal. Breeds in Mount Royal park. Nests with eggs 
found June 5th and 13th and young fledged, June 21st. Observed 
here May 8th to September 15th. (Winfle.) 
A common summer resident around Ottawa. (Ottawa Naturalist, 
Vol. V.) A very common species in eastern Ontario throughout 
the summer and heard in almost every large wood, especially 
where beech trees grow. It makes its domed nest on the ground 
among the leaves. One I found 29th May, 1896, contained six 
eggs.. (Rev. C. J. Young.) One of the most abundant summer 
residents in Parry Sound and Muskoka districts. Breeds on the 
ground, usually in the open hardwood bush. (/. &. Fleming.) 
Everywhere common in hardwood bush in Algonquin Park, Ont. 
June and July, 1900. (Spreadborough.) Abundant around Toronto. 
Breeds in many , places near the city. (/. Hughes-Samuel.) 
Abundant resident in all suitable localities around London, Ont. 
(W. £. Saunders.) Common summer resident at Guelph, Ont. 
Arrives about May 6th and leaves about Sept. 22nd. (A. B. 
Klugh.) A specimen was taken at Moose Factory, James Bay, 
in the summer of 1881 by Walter Haydon. (4. A. Prebles.) 
A common summer resident at Avenue, Manitoba. It arrives 
on an average of eight years on May 15th, and leaves about the 
middle of September. (Norman Criddle.) A common summer 
resident of woodlands throughout Manitoba. (Zhomipson-Seton.) 
Only one specimen seen ‘at Medicine Hat, Assa., May 17th, 
1894; none at Indian Head in 1891; abundant from the mouth 
of Lesser Slave River to. Peace’ River*anding, Lat) 56° 7057 in 
June, 1903; common from Edmonton to the crossing of the Mc- 
Leod River, in June, 1898; first seen May 14th, 1897, at Edmon- 
ton, Alta., by the 22nd they were common in poplar timber on 
the hillsides along the rivers and streams. Nests finished but no 
eges by June 3rd. (Spreadborough.) Not rare between Athabasca 
Landing and Lesser Slave River; first noted May 30th; a few 
