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Ont., also in North Hastings. I have observed them feeding on 
potato bugs in Frontenac county. (Rev. C. J. Young.) A common 
summer resident in the districts of Parry Sound and Muskoka, 
breeding usually in second growth hardwood. Regular spring 
migrant at Toronto, Ont. Mr. Nash gives full records from July 
13th to the middle of August and I took a young male on September 
roth, 1906. (J. H. Fleming.) Rather uncommon summer resident 
in Algonquin park, Ont. (Spreadborough.) Formerly common all 
over South western Ontario; now it is more soin the north than in 
the south where it has probably been killed off to a certain extent. 
(W. E. Saunders.) Fairly common summer resident at Guelph, 
Ont.; arrives about May 1oth, and leaves about September ist. 
(A. B. Klugh.) A breeding summer resident at Penetanguishene, 
Ont. (A. F. Young.) 
Common summer resident in Manitoba, in thickets; breeds 
throughout the province in suitable localities. (E. T. Seton.) 
Quite common breeder at Aweme, Man. (Criddle.) An abundant 
breeding species in all the wooded districts of Manitoba and west to 
Yorkton, Sask. (Atkinson.) Only one specimen at Indian Head, Sask. 
on May 26th, 1892; first saw three females at Medicine Hat, Sask., May 
17th, 1894, later saw two males; a few pairs bred in the river valley; 
late in June a few were seen in the Cypress hills; taken at Old Wives 
creek and seen at Wood mountain post, Sask., in July, 1895; was 
seen on the islands in St. Mary river, Alta. (Spreadborough.) A 
specimen of this bird was obtained near the Saskatchewan on 
Sir John Franklin’s first expedition, but we had not the good fortune 
to meet with it on our second journey. (Richardson.) First seen 
at Edmonton, Alta., May 15th, 1897; found a nest in an alder bush 
about ten feet from the ground; nest a very slight affair, in fact, I 
could see the eggs quite through it; it was just a few sticks placed 
in the fork of abush. Eggs three; the male was sitting on the eggs; 
common in the poplar woods from Edmonton to the McLeod river; 
common from Lesser Slave lake to Peace River Landing, lat. 56° 
15’, June, 1903. (Spreadborough.) Common from Lesser Slave 
river down the Athabaska river to Fort McMurray, lat. 56° 40’; 
not rare up the Clearwater river to Methye portage. (J. M.Macoun.) 
Rare near Prince Albert, Sask., only a few seen during the summer; 
probab'y breeds in the country. (Coubeaux.) 
