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have not been observed. In the ‘“ Birds of Western Ontario,’’ men- 
tion is made of one specimen being taken by Mr. Sandys, at Chatham, 
Ont., in 1860, which is all we know of the mocking bird in western 
Ontario at present. 
The following records of the occurrence of this bird in Canada are 
given by Dr. J. Dwight, Jr., in The Auk, Vol. XIII., p. 344: 1. One 
specimen seen but not captured at Strathroy, Ont., July 1st, 1880. 
2. The Chatham record, as given by Mr. Mcllwraith. 3. The 
Hamilton record, as given by the same. 4. A bird was wounded 
and caught alive at Truro, N.S., July 1st, 1889. It showed no signs 
of being an escaped cage bird. 5. This is a young bird taken in the 
fall of 1894 on Sable island, N.S. It must have reached there owing 
to a severe storm. 
A young male in juvenile plumage was captured on Sable island, 
N.S., September 5th, 1902, hopping about a woodpile. (/. Boute- 
lier.) A specimen was picked up on Haymarket square, St. John, 
N.B., by a seven year old boy, Ronald Singer, and through Mrs. 
M. V. Lawrence, brought tome. (A. G. Leavitt.) I took a male on 
May 2oth, 1906, at Point Pelee, Essex county, Ontario. The bird 
was found near an old orchard on the west side about five miles from 
the end of the point. In both birds the sexual organs were well 
developed. Mr. B. H. Swales and Mr. P. A. Taverner were with me 
when both birds were shot. (J. H. Fleming.) 
CCLXV. GALEOSCOPTES. Capanis. 1850. 
704. Catbird. 
Galeoscoptes carolinensis (LINN.) Cas. 1850. 
A rather common summer resident at Halifax, N.S. (Downs.) 
Common summer resident in Nova Scotia. (H. F. Tufts.) Several 
seen, May 16th, 1906, on Sable island, N.S., and one, September 15th, 
1907. (J. Boutelier.) Apparently rare on Prince Edward island; a 
few specimens were seen in July, 1888, at Stewart’s mill. (Macoun.) 
A rare and irregular summer resident at St. John, N.B. (Chamber- 
lain.) Summer resident along St. John River, N.B., and tolerably 
common. (W. H. Moore.) 
Common summer resident at Montreal. Breeds in the city and 
on Mount Royal park. Nests with eggs found from May 29th to 
