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the country, that two species of chickadees occur at Northwest. 
River, at the head of Hamilton Inlet. (/fackard.) Common on 
Moose River; none seen at Moose Factory or further north. 
(Spreadborough.) Common and resident throughout the year on 
Newfoundland. (Reeks.) Most abundant along the Humber ied 
Newfoundland, 1899. (Louis H. Porter.) 
An abundant resident at Halifax, N.S. (Dowus.) Common at 
Baddeck and Margaree, Cape Breton Island, N.S., July, 1898 ; 
quite common in woods at Brackley Beach, Prince Edward Island, 
June, 1888. (Macoun.) Occasionally, small roving families were 
encountered on Prince Edward Island, so that it is a fairly com- 
mon species. (Dzwezght.) An abundant resident throughout the 
year at St. John, N.B. (Chamberlain.) An abundant and perman- 
ent resident at Scotch Lake, York Co., N.B. (W. H. Moore.) Not 
uncommon in the Restigouche valley, N.B. (Brittain & Coz.) 
Quite common at Lake Mistassini, northern Quebec. (/. &. 
Macoun.) A common and permanent resident, but most common 
in spring and autumn. (Dvzonne.) “A common winter visitant ; 
observed from September 17th to April 25th. (Wintle.) A com- 
mon resident at Ottawa. (Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. V.) A very 
common species in eastern Ontario; about Lansdowne, Ont., I 
met with the nest in May containing six eggs. (Rev. C. J. Young.) 
An abundant breeding resident in Parry Sound and Muskoka dis- 
tricts, Ont. (/. H. Fleming.) Common everywhere in Algonquin 
Park, Ont., in summer, saw a pair making a nest ina rotten 
stump, June 18th, 1900; another pair was seen building a nest in 
a hole in a birch tree on July 15th; they appear to work only early 
in the morning at building their nest. (Spreadborough.) Resident 
the year round at London, Ont., but less common in summer than 
at other seasons. (W. &. Saunders.) Very common resident at 
Guelph, Ont. (4.8. Klugh.) An abundant resident at Pene- 
tanguishene, Ont. (A. /&. Young.) Has been taken at Moose 
Factory, James Bay, on two occasions. (E£. A. Prebles.) 
BREEDING Notes.—This species nests at Scotch Lake, N.B., 
from April to August. Sometimes it uses an old woodpecker’s 
nest, lining it with dark fibres, fur and a few feathers. From five 
to eight eggs are laid. (W. H. Moore.) Nest built in a tree or 
stump, at Ottawa, lined with hair, fine grass, moss and feathers. 
Eggs, six to eight, white, speckled and spotted with reddish- 
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