CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 347 
July 25th. (Preble.) Very common from Lake Winnipeg to Fort 
Churchill, Hudson bay. (Dr. R. Bell.) Quite common in Nova 
Scotia. (Downs.) Abundant summer resident in Nova Scotia, once 
observed in February. (H. F. Tujts.) In woods along Rustico 
bay, Prince Edward island, July, 1888; common on Cape Breton 
island, July, 1898. (Macoun.) One seen on Sable island, N.S., 
September 25th, 1900. (J. Bouteler.) An abundant summer 
resident in New Brunswick. (Chamberlain.) Common around 
fields, Restigouche valley, N.B. (Brittain & Cox.) Common 
summer resident and breeds in York county, N.B. (W. H. Moore.) 
Taken at Beauport and a common resident in Quebec. (Dvonne.) 
A few were seen near Gaspé and one or two at Fox bay, Anticosti- 
(Brewster.) Common summer resident at Montreal. Breeds in 
Mount Royal park. (Wzntle.) Common summer resident at 
Ottawa. Breeding in all woods. (Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. V.) 
Summer resident and breeding at Toronto, Ont.; abundant and 
breeding in the districts of Parry Sound and Muskoka. (j/. H. 
Fleming.) Common all over western Ontario. A few spend the 
winter in favourable seasons. (W. E. Saunders.) 
Not common in Algonquin park, Ont.; one pair breeding near 
Cache lake. (Spreadborough.) A very abundant summer resident 
in the wooded parts of Manitoba. (EF. T. Seton.) Abundant sum- 
mer resident at Aweme, Man., nesting in decayed trees. (Criddle.) 
Abundant breeding species throughout Manitoba and observed 
everywhere along the line of the Grand Trunk Pacific railway west 
to Edmonton, Alta. (Atkimson.) This is not a rare bird at Indian 
Head, Medicine Hat, and Cypress hills; it was found breeding in 
1895 in company with the hybrid flicker in holes in Acer Negundo 
on May 30th and two fresh eggs taken from the nest; early in June 
it was found at Wood mountain, and towards the end of June on 
Sucker creek in the Cypress hills, Sask.; common and breeding at 
Banff and shot as far west as Revelstoke, B.C., May 14, 1890. First 
seen at Edmonton, Alta., on April 30th, 1897; it soon became com- 
mon and commenced to breed. Common in the foothills southwest 
of Calgary. (Spreadborough.) Common from Athabasca Landing 
up the Athabasca to Lesser Slave river and down to Fort McMurray, 
lat. 56° 40’. Common up the Clearwater river and on Methye 
Portage. (J. M.Macoun.) This beautifully marked bird visits the 
Northwest Territories only in summer advancing as far north as 
