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at York Factory in the summer of 1880, and I have learned since 
that these remarkable birds were occasionally seen at the posts of 
the Hudson Bay Company, all the way west to the valley of the 
Mackenzie river.” (E. T. Seton.) On July goth, 1899, the writer 
was out in the country about 26 miles north of Winnipeg, and being 
out for a walk about 5.30 a.m., noticed a bird with an enormous 
tail (about twelve inches long) sitting on a bare limb of a poplar 
tree about 100 yards from me. On closer inspection I found it to 
be opening and closing its tail. I am quite sure it was a scissor- 
tailed flycatcher. (L. Osborne Scott in Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. XIII, 
p. 195.) This species was shot, May 21st, 1906, at Clarendon 
station, N.B., by Mr. G. S. Lacey. (W.H. Moore.) The specimen 
taken by Mr. C. W. Nash, in Manitoba, and referred to above is now 
in the collection of Mr. J. H. Fleming, in Toronto, and Dr. Bell’s 
specimen is in the Geological Survey Museum. 
CLXXXIV. TYRANNUS. Cuvier. 1799. 
444, Kingbird. 
Tyrannus tyrannus (LINN.) JORDAN. 1884. 
Auaipom (Volk p.) 207) 10und, it breeding “im Labrador 
(Packard.) A common summer resident in Newfoundland. (Reeks.) 
Common summer resident in Nova Scotia, but rare at Halifax. 
(Downs.) A common summer resident at Sydney, Cape Breton 
island, N.B. (C. R. Harte.) Fairly abundant from the middle of 
May to the middle of September in Nova Scotia. (H. F. Tujts.) Not 
rare at Baddeck and Margaree, Cape Breton island, July, 1898; 
breeding and rather common at Brackley point, Prince Edward 
island, 1888. (Macoun.) Rather common on Prince Edward 
island, 1892. (Dwight.) An abundant summer resident in New 
Brunswick. (Chamberlain.) Observed only at Point du Chéne, 
in New Brunswick. (Brewster.) Common summer resident at 
scotch Lake, York county, N.B. (W. H. Moore.) Seen only in 
the neighbourhood of houses; very rare in the valley of the Resti- 
gouche, N.B. (Brittain & Cox.) 
Only one specimen seen on the Magdalen islands. (Bishop.) 
Taken at Beauport; a common summer resident in Quebec. 
(Dionne.) Quite common at Bevin lake and Hamilton’s farm, 
