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common in many parts of Cape Breton island, N.S., 1898; com- 
mon at Brackley point, Prince Edward island, June, 1883. (Ma- 
coun.) Fairly common, nesting in old woodpecker holes and clear- 
ings, crevices about barns and the hollow ends of rails composing 
the zig-zag fences so common on Prince Edward island. (Dwzght.) 
Common summer resident at St. John, N.B. (Chamberlain.) A 
tolerably common resident at Scotch Lake, York county, N.B. 
(W. H. Moore.) Rare in the Restigouche valley, N.B.; only seen 
in the vicinity of settlements. (Brittain & Cox.) On July oth 
two were seen at Fox bay, Anticosti. (Brewster.) A common 
summer resident around Quebec. (Dionne.) An abundant sum- 
mer resident at Montreal; breeds in the city and in Mount Royal 
park; I have found their nests containing eggs, from May 29th to 
June 2nd, and young birds in nests to July 14th; observed here 
from April 7th to September 13th. (Wunile.) 
A common and abundant summer resident at Ottawa. (Ottawa 
Naturalist, Vol. V.) Very common in eastern Ontario; this species 
is the first swallow to arrive in the spring and consequently is the 
earliest to breed. (Rev. C. J. Young.) Regular summer resident 
at Toronto, Ont.; abundant summer resident in the Parry Sound 
and Muskoka districts; I have met with them nesting in deserted 
woodpecker holes. (J. H. Fleming.) Two pairs were breeding 
at Cache lake, Algonquin park, Ont. in June, 1900, one pair in an 
old woodpecker’s nest ina telegraph pole, the other pair in a hole 
in a tree on the shore of the lake; common from Missinabi to Moose 
Factory, James bay. (Spreadborough.) Formerly quite common 
at London, Ont., but now much less so; fully as numerous in north 
Bruce as near London; although this bird departs from the vicinity 
of London about August 20th to 25th yet on September 20th, 1900, 
I saw about 50 circling over the marshes at Point Pelee, so that it 
evidently travels very slowly for the first stage of its journey. (W. 
E. Saunders.) Common summer resident at Guelph, Ont.; arrives 
about April 14th and leaves about August 18th. (A. B. Klugh.) 
A few seen on lower Red river, June 15th, 1901, and two at Norway 
House, June 19th; common between Norway House and Oxford 
House, and many nests were observed in deserted holes of wood- 
peckers, in trees at the water’s edge, June 23rd to 30th; common 
also at Oxford House and noted on Steel river, July 9th; on our 
return through their haunts early in September we saw none. (E. 
A. Preble.) York Factory, Hudson bay. (Dr. R. Bell.) 
