678 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 
the 55th parallel. (Azchardson.) Breeding over the lake country 
east of the Coast Range; I found it abundant at Lac la Hache, 
B.C.; it must range much farther north than this, probably to 
Stewart’s Lake, Lat. 54°. (hoads.) 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
Five; four taken at Edmonton, Alta., in May, 1897; one taken 
at Peace River Landing, July Ist, 1903. 
Two sets of eggs, both taken at Edmonton, Alta., one of six 
and another of seven eggs respectively, June 1oth, 1897, all by 
Mr. W. Spreadborough. 
Famity LII]. CERTHIIDA:, Creepers. 
CCXLVIII. CERTHIA Linnzus. 1758. 
726. Brown Creeper. 
Certhia familiaris americana (Bonap.) RipGw. 1873. 
Apparently a summer migrant in Newfoundland; but may not 
migrate. (Reeks.) A rather common resident at Halifax, N.S. 
(Downs.) A rather rare summer resident at St. John, N.B. 
(Chamberlain.) A scarce permanent resident at Scotch Lake, 
York Co., N.B. (W. A. Moore.) A common transient visitant 
around Montreal; observed nearly all the year; a few possibly 
breed and winter there. (Wntle.) This bird is frequently met 
with in eastern Quebec; taken at Beauport. (Dvzonne.) 
A common winter migrant around Ottawa. (Ottawa Naturalist, 
Vol. V.) I have frequently noticed this bird in the fall and early 
spring, though but seldom in the summer; neither have I observed 
it breeding in eastern Ontario, though it probably does. (Rev. 
C.J. Young.) A very common resident in Parry Sound and Mus- 
koka districts. (/. H. Fleming.) Not verycommon in Algonquin 
Park, Ont.; have not seen its nest. (Sprezdborough.) A common 
migrant, but a rare summer resident around London, Ont. (W. 
£. Saunders.) Common resident at Guelph, Ont.; more abundant 
in autumn, winter and spring than in summer. (A. B. Klugh.) A 
common resident at Penetanguishene, Ont. (A. F. Young.) A 
very rare summer resident of woodlands in eastern Manitoba 
( Thompson-Seton.) 
BREEDING Notes.—Have taken several nests at Ottawa, always 
in deserted woodpecker’s holes. The nests are made of grasses 
