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island, May 25th, 1901; arrives in April. (C. R. Harte.) Common 
in Nova Scotia from May to September. (H. F. Tufts.) Breeding 
in some numbers around the swamps at Brackley point and Rustico, 
Prince Edward island, June, 1888. (Macoun.) Rather common 
in very wet, bushy meadows, with alders here and there, or in open 
swamps of limited area, such as occur along brooks in a cleared 
country such as Prince Edward island. Not uncommon at Bad- 
deck, Cape Breton island. (Dwight.) An uncommon summer 
resident at St. John, N.B. (Chamberlain.) A common summer 
resident at Scotch Lake, York county, N.B. (W.H. Moore.) Not 
uncommon on Magdalen islands. (Bishop.) Rare in the Resti- 
gouche valley, N.B. (Brittain & Cox.) An abundant species on 
Anticosti island and breeding there. (Brewster.) Taken at Beau- 
port; a summer resident in eastern Quebec. (Dionne.) A com- 
mon summer resident around Montreal. It is common in the 
marshes, but on account of its retiring habits is not noticed unless 
sought after by the collector of birds. (Wzntle.) 
A moderately common summer resident at Ottawa. (Ottawa 
Naturalist, Vol. V.) A common summer resident in the marshes 
of eastern Ontario. It makes its nest in the sedge in wet places. 
The eggs are readily distinguished from those of the song spar- 
row, being spotted and speckled with umber instead of brick-red. 
(Rev. C. J. Young.) One taken at Beaumaris on May 14th, 1898, 
by Mr. Taverner is the only record I have for the Parry Sound and 
Muskoka districts; regular summer resident at Toronto, Ont.; breeds. 
(J. H. Fleming.) Abundant in the marshes of the Madawaska, 
below Cache lake, Algonquin park, Ont. in June, 1900; very abun- 
dant in swampy land from Missinabi, Ont. to Point Comfort and 
Cape Henrietta Maria, Hudson Bay. (Spreadborough.) Found 
abundantly in the marshes near Toronto. Have found many nests 
early in May. (J. Hughes-Samuel.) Abundant summer resident 
in bogs and marshes at Guelph, Ont. (A. B. Klugh.) A few were 
seen in the shrubby woods back of the post of Oxford House 
and an adult was taken July 3rd. At York Factory, where 
the species was rather common, two young, not long from the nest, 
were taken July 13th and 16th. (E£. A. Preble.) This species was 
observed with other members of the family during the autumn 
migration from the middle of September until the middle of October 
at the Mouse (Souris) river, lat. 49°. In all, six specimens were 
