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belly; it answers fairly well to the description of flaviventris, but it 
is very like an Acadian shot yesterday; evidently the species is 
breeding here. (FE. T. Seton.) Only one specimen at the Grand 
rapids of the Saskatchewan. (Nutting.) A regular migrant in 
Manitoba and noted during the summer at the northern ends of 
lakes Manitoba and Winnipegosis and about Cedar lake and the 
mouth of the Saskatchewan river where it evidently breeds in the 
spruce and moss-covered districts. (Atkinson.) 
BREEDING NOTES.—On May 23rd, 1893, at Oak lake, Manitoba, 
found a nest of this species with four eggs. It was built on a mossy 
log three feet from the ground in a swampy thicket. (W. Raine.) 
464. Western Flycatcher. 
_Empidonax difficilts difficulis BAIRD. 1858. 
Taken at Banff, Rocky mountains, June, 1903. .(W. E. Saun- 
ders:) One seen at Penticton, B.C, Apnl 27th, 1903, and/several 
at Douglas, B.C., May, 1906; abundant at Agassiz, B.C., in May, 
1889; a nest was taken that was placed on a rocky ledge in a cool 
retired place not far from a farmhouse; it was also common at Port 
Heney and Hastings, Burrard inlet; taken at Chilliwack and McGuire 
ranch, B.C., June, rgo1; first seen at Victoria, Vancouver island, 
April 26th, 1893; soon after they became common; they were also 
abundant at Nanaimo, Comox, Sooke and Stubbs island, Barclay 
sound. (Spreadborough.) Rather common but shy and difficult to 
secure; two males were taken at Cumshewa inlet, Queen Charlotte 
islands. (Osgood.) A single specimen taken by Dr. Bean on June 
5th, 1880, at Sitka is the only record of its capture in Alaska, but as 
others were seen it is doubtless a summer resident. (Nelson.) 
Common throughout the deep forests which border the streams 
near Sitka, Alaska. A female was taken, June 30th, which con- 
tained an egg ready to be laid. (Grinnell.) Common in the coast 
region and more so in the interior; breeds.- (Streator.) A common 
summer resident east and west of Coast range. (Fannin.) Com- 
mon summer resident at Chilliwack. (Brooks.) Mr. Streator says 
that this species while ‘‘common in the coast region is more so in 
the interior.’’ Not only is this disproved by the specimens taken 
by him but by my own skins, all of which came from west of the 
Coast range. (Rhoads.) Common at the Grand rapids of the Sas- 
