86 Fleming, Birds of Toronto, Canada. [jan 



276. Certhia familiaris americana. Brown Creeper. — Common 

 migrant, April 4 to May 24, and September 27 to October 15; irregular 

 winter resident, December 15 to March 8; possibly a rare summer resident. 



277. Sitta carolinensis. White-breasted Nuthatch. — Winter and 

 fall resident, September 16 to March 16; no summer records except from 

 July 10 to 21, 1892. 



278. Sitta canadensis. Red-breasted Nuthatch. — Resident be- 

 tween September 2 and May 13, usually leaving about April 5. 



279. Parus atricapillus. Black-capped Chickadee. — Common resi- 

 dent, breeds. 



280. Parus hudsonicus. Hudsonian Chickadee. — One record, 

 Richmond Hill (13 miles north of Toronto), about 1890. 



281. Regulus satrapa. Golden-crowned Kinglet. — Abundant 

 migrant, April 2 to May 12, and October 6 to 27; irregular winter resident 

 (January 16, 1899, February 3, and April 21, 1894). 



282. Regulus calendula. Ruby-crowned Kinglet. — Abundant 

 migrant, April 20 to May 11, and October 5 to 20; earliest spring record 

 April 4, 1890, latest May 22, 1894; latest fall record November 3, 1907. 



283. Polioptila cserulea. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher — Three records, 

 a male May 9, 1885, in Mr. Ernest Seton's collection; l a female taken 

 May 5, 1891, by Mr. O. Spanner; 2 and a female taken May 10, 1900, by 

 Mr. C. W. Nash. 



284. Hylocichla mustelina. Wood Thrush. — Regular migrant, May 

 4 to 20; I can find only one fall record, a female taken September 7, 1891; 

 rare summer resident, breeds (May 4, 1890; June 3, 1894; June 22, 1895). 



285. Hylocichla fuscescens. Wilson's Thrush. — Abundant migrant, 

 April 13 to May 16, and September 13 to 26; common resident, May 16 

 to August 31; breeds (May 29 to June 26). 



286. Hylocichla aliciae. Gray-cheeked Thrush. — Regular migrant, 

 rare in spring, May 21 to 27 (May 15 to 29, 1906); not uncommon in fall, 

 September 10 to October 18. 



287. Hylocichla ustulata swainsonii. Olive-backed Thrush. — Com- 

 mon migrant, April 27 to May 26, and September 12 to October 14; 

 earliest spring record, April 13, 1890; earliest fall record, September 1, 

 1906. 



288. Hylocichla guttata pallasii. Hermit Thrush. — Abundant mi- 

 grant, April 13 to May 10, and September 23 to October 23; earliest 

 spring record, April 8, 1898; earliest fall record, September 19, 1906; 

 there are several late records (November 20, 1901), and Dr. K. C. Mcll wraith 

 observed one from November 21, 1903, to the following January. 



289. Merula migratoria. Robin. — Abundant summer resident, March 

 24 to October 24, earliest spring record, February 22, 1906; irregular 

 winter resident, January 1 to February 9; breeds abundantly. 



1 Auk. II, 1885, 334. 



2 Transactions of the Canadian Institute, 1S91-92, 73. 



