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me. I did not see the bird rise, but a pair of grackles were flying 
about and noisily resented our interference, and as no other birds 
were near, I feel safe in the identification. The dozen of nests of 
this species which I have examined were all either on the ground 
or in low forks or saddled on logs, close to some pond, and were 
more or less composed of mud when elevated. I found half a 
dozen nests around a single small lake on the Duck mountain. 
The eggs are in colour between those of the rusty and purple grac- 
kles. (E. T. Seton.) This species builds a large nest of the stalks 
of dried plants, lined on the inside with horse-hair. In size it 
averages over six inches across, with a cup over three inches and a 
depth of at least 14 inches. Eggs usually five, variously speckled 
and spotted. Nests always placed in close thickets and mostly in 
small communities. Nests were taken at Medicine Hat and Old 
Wives creek, Sask. in thickets of Prunus, Crategus, Symphori 
carpus, and willows of various kinds. (Macouwn.) 
CCVI. QUISCALUS. VierL1or. 1816. 
511. Bronzed Grackle. 
Outscalus quiscula eneus (RIDGW.) STEIN. 1885. 
A summer migrant in Newfoundland, but rare. (Reeks.) Rare 
in Nova Scotia; only three specimens seen. (Downs.) Rare in 
King’s co., N.S.; one observed May 3rd, 1895. Uncommon and 
local summer resident in Nova Scotia. (H. F. Tufts.) Migrants 
arrived at Shulee, Cumberland co., N.S., March 12th. (C. dH. 
Morrell.) Two seen at Sable island, N.S., April 29th, 1907. (J- 
Boutelier.) One pair seen at Tracadie, Prince Edward island, 11th 
July, 1888. (Macoun.) A pair of these birds in Mr. Earle’s pos- 
session were the only ones he had ever seen on Prince Edward 
island. (Dwight.) An abundant summer resident in New Brun- 
swick. (Chamberlain.) Very rare in the Restigouche valley. 
(Brittain & Cox.) A common summer resident at Scotch Lake, 
York co., N.B. (W. H. Moore.) Taken at Beauport; a common 
summer resident in Quebec. (Dionne.) An abundant summer 
resident in the Montreal district; breeds in the city; observed here 
from April 1st to October 11th. (Wontle.) Fort Churchill, Hudson 
bay. (Wright.) York Factory, Hudson bay. (Dr. R. Bell.) 
