384 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 
but rare. (Ross.) - Little is known respecting the habits of this 
bird. It was first seen by us at Carlton House, on the Saskatche- 
wan, on the rgth May, flitting about for a few days among the low 
bushes on the banks of the river, after which it retired to the moist, 
shady woods lying to the north. (Richardson.) North to Fort 
Simpson on the Mackenzie river; rare. (oss.) A summer resident 
at Chilliwack. Breeding birds taken at Quesnel, B.C., in 1901 were 
closer to alnorum than to typical traillii; the later is the species 
breeding in the southern portion of the district. (Brooks.) Much 
more common in the interior than on the coast of British Columbia; 
breeds. We place all Mr. Rhoads’ specimens collected at Ashcroft, 
Lac la Hache, Vernon and Lulu island, though named by him £. 
pusillus, under this species. (.Streator.) 
A single male of this wide-spread little species was brought to me 
from Nulato in the spring of 1878, and a second specimen was secured 
at St. Michael the same season. (Nelson.) 
Most of the prairie references above should doubtless go to alnorum. 
466a. Alder Flycatcher. 
Empidonax traili alnorum BREWST. 1895. 
Not a very common summer migrant in Newfoundland; fre- 
quents woods in the neighbourhood of houses. (Reeks.) A rather 
common summer resident in Nova Scotia. (Downs; Tufts.) Com- 
mon in margins of woods at Baddeck and Margaree, Cape Breton 
island, July, 1898; one taken at Mount Stewart, Prince Edward 
island, July 11th, 1888. (Macoun.) A few seen at Tignish, Prince 
Edward island, in their favourite haunts, the alders. (Dwzght.) 
An uncommon summer resident in New Brunswick. (Chamber- 
lain.) A tolerably common summer resident at Scotch Lake, York 
county, N.B. (W. H. Moore.) Taken at Beauport; a summer 
resident in Quebec. (Dionne.) A scarce summer resident in the 
Montreal district; breeds in Mount Royal park, where I have found 
their nests with eggs from June 19th to July 30th, for several years 
past. (Wantle.) A common summer resident in the Ottawa district. 
(Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. V.) Rather rare near London, but more 
common to the north and east. (W. E. Saunders.) Not common 
in Algonquin park, Ont.; only a few seen on the Madawaska river 
