CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 625 
maris. (J. H. Fleming.) Without doubt, more of this species of 
warbler remain to breed around Toronto than of any other variety. 
Practically, they are everywhere in suitable places, and if a youthful 
enthusiast wants to study bird life he has merely to seat himself near 
a patch of willows during the merry month of May when he will have 
a grand opportunity of becoming acquainted with our common 
summer yellow-bird; I have noted one of these birds at Toronto as 
early as 18th April, 1899. (J. Hughes-Samuel.) Common summer 
resident at Guelph, Ont.; arrives about May 4th, leaves about Aug. 
18th. (A. B. Klugh.) Abundant summer resident, breeds in 
gardens very frequently at Penetanguishene, Ont.; I have seen 
four nests of this species in a garden of less than half anacre. (A. F. 
Young.) Rather common at Norway House, Oxford House, and 
York Factory. Specimens taken at these three points have a 
slightly darker crown than is usual in eastern examples, but are 
referable to the typical form. (E. A. Preble.) York Factory, 
Hudson bay. (Dr. R. Bell.) Also taken at Fort Churchill, Hudson 
bay. (Clarke.) 
This abundant and universally diffused species was observed at 
various points along the 49th parallel from Pembina to the Rocky 
mountains. (Coues.) A very abundant summer resident every- 
where in Manitoba, breeding throughout the whole province. (E. T. 
Seton.) Common and breeding at Aweme, Man. (Criddle.) First 
seen at Indian Head, Sask., May 27th, 1892; soon after they be- 
came abundant and began to breed in great numbers; first seen at 
Medicine Hat, Sask., May 15th, 1894; commenced nesting by the 
23rd; two nests finished by the 29th and laying commenced ; common 
in all brushy parts of western Saskatchewan, especially at Crane 
lake and Cypress hills. This is a common species wherever there 
is brush, and builds indiscriminately in the forks of a rose-bush, 
a willow or El@agnus; numerous nests were taken at Wood moun- 
tain and wherever there was brush across southern Saskatchewan 
and Alberta to Waterton lake at Chief mountain in the summer of 
1895; observed from the mouth of Lesser Slave river to Peace River 
Landing, lat. 56° 15’, in June, 1903; first seen at Edmonton, Alta., 
May 12th, 1897; June 14th, two nests were taken in small willow 
trees; nest very compact, composed chiefly of willow down held 
together with horse-hair; abundant in willow thickets throughout 
the trip from Edmonton west to Athabaska pass, in June, 1898; 
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