650 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA, 
valley, N.B. (Brittain & Cox.) Met with only about Port Hawkes- 
bury, Cape Breton island, and at Fox and Ellis bays, Anticosti. 
(Brewster.) A rather common summer resident at Quebec; taken 
at Charlesbourg. (Dionne.) A common spring migrant, but a 
scarce summer resident at Montreal. Observed here about May 7th 
and leave about October roth. (Wunile.) 
A moderately common migrant in the vicinity of Ottawa. (Ottawa 
Naturalist, Vol. V.) A few of these birds are to be met with in 
eastern Ontario in the breeding season; I met with a nest once in the 
month of July, 1898; this was on Deer island, one of the Thousand 
islands; it was built in a pine tree about 25 feet from the ground 
and at the time contained young birds. I noticed a pair breeding at 
Sharbot lake, Ont. in June, 1903. (Rev. C. J. Young.) Abundant 
migrant at Toronto, Ont. A common summer resident in Parry 
Sound and Muskoka districts; Mr. Kay refers to it as only just 
becoming common at Port Sydney, Muskoka in 1890. (J. H. 
Fleming.) Not very common in summer in Algonquin park, Ont. ; in 
1900 only a few observed in the tree tops in thick woods. Observed 
on the Missinabi river and Moose river nearly to Moose Factory. 
(Spreadborough.) A common summer resident in the deeper cedar 
swamps around London; abundant as a migrant; a common breed- 
ing bird in North Bruce. (W. E. Saunders.) Fairly common 
summer resident at Guelph, Ont., and abundant during migrations. 
This year (1903) it has been as common a breeder as the yellow and 
black-and-white warblers and by far our most abundant migrant; 
arrives about May ist and leaves about September 30th. (A. B. 
Klugh.) 
One specimen taken at Medicine Hat, Sask, May 17th, 1894; the 
only one seen; first seen at Edmonton, Alta., May 15th, 1897; com- 
mon in the spruce woods by May 22nd; breeding in the woods; 
one pair seen at Peace River Landing in lat. 56° 15’ in June, 1903. 
(Spreadborough.) This species was seen at Aweme, Manitoba, on 
May 13th and 17th, 1898. (Criddle.) A regular but not common- 
migrant in the more eastern portion of Manitoba. (Atkinson.) 
BREEDING NOTES.—My notes on this species in Compton county, 
Que., are based on three nests, and if others should be found to con- 
tinue in a relative similarity, a description of one would suffice. 
