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resident around Ottawa. (Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. V.) Very com- 
mon everywhere in eastern Ontario. (Rev. C. /. Young.) Common 
about the settlements in Parry Sound and Muskoka districts. A 
few have wintered at Gravenhurst. (/. H. Fleming.) Abundant 
in the Algonquin Park, Ont. Three nests in sight of the buildings 
at Cache Lake, 1900. (Spreadborough.) Abundant in the vicinity 
of London, Ont. The crop of wild berries has much to do with 
the occasional notes of the occurrence of this species in winter; 
that a few winter in some years is certain. While they nest usually 
in trees, I found one on the projecting end of a rail of a snake- 
fence and have seen numbers on buildings; and once saw one 
building a nest ina brush-heap. (W. #.Saunders.) An abundant 
summer resident at Guelph, Ont. Arrives about March 8th, and 
leaves about November 12th. (4. B. Klugh.) Found throughout 
the region traversed, but seldom seen elsewhere than in the 
vicinity of the posts, where, however, they were very common. 
Many old and young were seen at Fort Churchill during the latter 
part of July. On our return trip we noted the species on Hayes 
River, August 30th, Steel River, August 31st, Hill River, Sept. 4th 
and between Oxford and Windy lakes, Sept. 12th. (4.A.Predle.) 
Common at York Factory, Hudson Bay. (Dr. R. Bell.) Fort Churc- 
hill, Hudson Bay. (Wright.) 
Found in abundance at Pembina where it was breeding in the 
wooded river-bottom. In this latitude, the eggs are generally laid 
during the middle and latter part of June, and I scarcely think 
that more than one brood is reared annually. It extends from 
Pembina to the Rocky Mountains on the qgth parallel. (Coues.) 
A common resident in half-open woods and around dwellings 
throughout Manitoba. (Zhompson-Seton.) An abundant summer 
resident at Aweme, Manitoba; arrives about April roth and leaves 
towards the end of October. (orman Criddle.) An abundant sum- 
mer resident at Indian Head, Assa., first seen April 13th, 1892, and 
became common by the 18th of the same month; first seen at Medi- 
cine Hat, Assa., April 11th, 1894, building by the 16th May, first 
eggs May 22nd; acommon summer resident throughout the whole 
district of Medicine Hat, Crane Lake, Swift Current Creek and 
the Cypress Hills; in 1895 this species was found scattered over 
the whole of southern Assiniboia and Alberta wherever there was 
brush; it is essentially a bird of civilization and is constantly 
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