418 GEOLOGiCAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 
Prince Edward island. (Dwight.) An abundant summer resident 
in New Brunswick. (Chamberlain.) Local in the Restigouche 
valley, N.B. (Brittain @ Cox.) A rare permanent resident but 
a common summer one at Scotch Lake, York co., N.B. (W. H. 
Moore.) Abundant and breeding on all the Magdalen Islands. 
(Bishop.) Very common along the shores of the islands in the 
Gulf of St. Lawrence, migrating on the approach of winter. 
(Brewster.) A common summer resident in Quebec. (Dzonne.) 
Plentiful in Argenteuil co., Que,. up to 10th December, a few seen 
in January, and abundant by the last of February. (D’Urban.) 
An abundant permanent resident at Montreal, not so often. seen 
during the winter months but sometimes appearing in large flocks 
at Cote St. Paul alongside the railway tracks. (Wunile.) 
Very abundant in the Ottawa district in summer but scarce in 
winter.” (Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. V.) This bird has become very 
common in eastern Ontario in recent years. On Wolfe island it 
has become a pest, destroying many eggs of the smaller birds, and 
taking young chickens and other birds. I saw a field last October 
(1900) literally covered with crows; they were as numerous as 
blackbirds. A few remain along the St. Lawrence all winter, and 
I have seen them in the coldest weather. (Rev. C. J. Young.) 
Abundant about the settlements in the Parry Sound and Muskoka 
districts. (J. H. Fleming.) Rather scarce in Algonquin park, 
only a few pairs breeding; common at Missinabi in 1904. (Spread- 
borough.) During the cold weather of February, 1895, at Toronto 
these birds seemed to suffer severely from the elements combined 
with the scarcity of food; many becoming so exhausted as to only 
be able to fly short distances. (J. Hughes-Samuel.) A few were 
seen about Lake Winnipeg and Norway House, Keewatin, and a 
small number noted nearly every day between Norway House and 
York Factory. They were common at York Factory, and a few 
were seen at Fort Churchill, and one 50 miles south of Cape Eskimo. 
(Preble.) A common species on Hudson bay. (Dr. R. Bell.) 
According to my observation, crows are not very common in the 
region under consideration (lat. 49°), though I saw a good many 
along the Mouse (Souris) river. The species occurs, however, 
along the whole Missouri river. A nest containing five eggs, with 
the female parent, was secured on Quaking Ash river, June 26th, 
