706 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 
May or June. (Garneau.) Nest on the ground or in a tow bush, 
composed of withered leaves, grass stems, weed stalks, and bark 
strips, compactly woven inside but with no special lining. Eggs 
4 or 5, greenish-blue with no markings. (G. R. White.) The nest 
is placed on or near the ground, in bushes, at Scotch Lake, York 
Co., N.B., and is composed of grasses, leaves, etc., lined with 
rootlets. Eggs, 3 or 4. (W. H. Moore.) 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
Three; all taken at Ottawa, two by the writerin May, 1888, and 
one by Dr. F. A. Saunders May 23rd, 1890. 
One set of three eggs taken at Ottawa by Dr. James Fletcher. 
756a. Willow Thrush. 
FHylocichla juscescens salicicola Ripew. 1882. 
Only one specimen known, taken by myself at Ottawa, Sept. 
19th, 1898. It seems probable that this bird may be regularly 
taken in Ontario from Sept. Ist to 25th as it appears to have a 
breeding ground to the north of us, but has been overlooked in 
the past on account of its similarity to Wilson’s thrush. (W. &. 
Saunders.) The characteristic ‘‘ veery” call-note and song were 
heard several times, and the singer was seen once as we floated 
down Red River between Winnipeg and West Selkirk, June 14th. 
None were taken but specimens from the region seem referable 
to the western form. (4. A. Preble.) 
This species seems to be a spring migrant at Indian Head,Assa.; 
it was first observed May Igth, 1892, and soon became common 
but disappeared about the end of May; this was a common 
species at Old Wives’ Creek, Assa., and wherever there was brush 
at Wood Mountain and west to Frenchman’s River and the ravines 
in the southern part of the Cypress Hills; common along Milk 
River, St. Mary’s River and Lee’s Creek, Cardston, Alberta; com- 
mon on the International Boundary between Trail and Cascade, 
B.C., in the summer of 1902, found a nest on June 14th in a low 
bush not more than two feet from ground, made of dry grass, 
weeds and dirt, lined with fine dry grass; two eggs were quite 
fresh ; at Crane Lake, Assa., June 11th, 1894, this species was. 
common along Skull Creek where a number of nests were taken; 
it was also common in the east end of the Cypress Hills, among 
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