76 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 
Loe} 
BREEDING Nores.—Nests quite commonly in Saskatchewan, build- 
ing its nest on rafters in barns and laying four white eggs. (W. 
Raine.) May 27th, 1894, at Medicine Hat, found nest in the unfin- 
ished Industrial school. The nest was very compact, composed of 
fine grass, weeds, wool, cotton and a few feathers. Eggs, five, pink 
before being blown, white afterwards. (Spreadborough.) A nest 
was taken at Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., by Mr. John Callaghan, May 
3rd, 1898. It was made of roots, and moss lined with feathers and 
was built in a stable. 
CLXXXVII. NUTTALLORNIS Riveway. 1887. 
459. Olive-sided Flycatcher. 
Nuttallornis borealis (SWAINS.) OBERHOLSER. 1899. 
One shot at Nenortatik, Greenland, 29th August, 1840, and sent 
to Copenhagen. (Arci. Man.) Audubon, Vol. I., “p. 252,/ records 
it from the coast of Labrador. (Packard.) One observed on Moos€ 
river, near Moose Factory, James bay, June 4th, 1896. (Spread- 
borough.) A common summer resident in Nova Scotia. (Downs.) 
Rather common at Baddeck and Margaree, Cape Breton island, 
N.S.; July, 1898; breeding in woods at Brackley point, Prince 
Edward island, July, 1888. (Macoun.) One specimen was ob- 
served at Souris, Prince Edward island. Prof. Earle was familiar 
with it. (Dwight.) A common summer resident in New Bruns- 
wick. (Chamberlain.) Summer resident at Scotch Lake, York 
county, N.B.; but not common; members of the same family keep 
together when going south. (W. H. Moore.) Common in the 
Restigouche valley, N.B. (Brittain @& Cox.) A single specimen 
noted at Plaster cove, Cape Breton island, on June 23rd. (Brewster.) 
Common summer resident in Quebec. (Dionne.) A scarce summer 
resident at Montreal. Breeds in Mount Royal park; arrives about 
May 8th and leaves about August 20th. (Wznitle.) 
A summer resident in the Ottawa district, but rare. (Ottawa 
Naturalist, Vol. V.) Rare at Toronto; but common in Muskoka and 
Parry Sound districts. In the spring of 1894 I found this flycatcher 
not uncommon in the country between Kearney and Sand lake ; 
they frequented the tops of the very tallest dead trees. (/. H. 
Fleming.) Quite an uncommon bird at Toronto. I took one on 
