CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 7O! 
throughout the year in Newfoundland. (Reeks.) Not very common 
at Halifax; a few breed in Nova Scotia. (Downs.) Uncommon in 
Nova Scotia. (H. F. Tufts.) Hunter river, Prince Edward island, 
July 2nd, 1888. (Macoun.) Tolerably common in damp woods 
along brooks, or sometimes in more open localities in Prince Edward 
island. (Dwight.) A common summer resident at St. John, N.B. 
(Chamberlain.) Common summer resident at Scotch Lake, York 
county, N.B. (W. H. Moore.) Locally abundant in the Resti- 
gouche valley, N.B. (Brittain & Cox.) Tolerably common on the 
Magdalen islands. (Bishop.) Not rare at Lake Mistassini, northern 
Quebec. (J. M. Macoun.) A common but transient visitant 
around Montreal; observed in both spring and autumn. (Wznile.) 
Common in many parts of eastern Quebec. Taken at Charlesbourg. 
(Dionne.) 
A moderately common summer resident around Ottawa. (Ottawa 
Naturalist, Vol. V.) Not uncommon in Leeds county, Ont. There 
is a large woodland tract south of Lansdowne, Ont., and not far from 
the St. Lawrence, where they are quite common and breed; I found 
a nest in 1883, early in May, and have heard several singing there 
together in April; I noticed one specimen on the Magdalen islands. 
(Rev. C. J. Young.) Common migrant at Toronto, Ont.; rare winter 
resident ; very rare summer resident; breeds. A common species and 
breeds in Parry Sound and Muskoka districts, Ont. (J. H. Fleming.) 
Common from Missinabi, Ont., to Moose Factory; none seen further 
north; common everywhere in thick dark woods in Algonquin park, 
Ont. (Spreadborough.) On March 17th, 1894, a male of this species 
was taken at Toronto, and I have every reason to think that he had 
wintered there. (J. Hughes-Samuel.) An uncommon summer resi- 
dent in the deep cedar swamps around London, Ont. Much less 
numerous than formerly. (W. E. Suunders.) Common summer 
resident at Guelph, Ont.; arrives about April 4th and leaves about 
October 6th. (A. B. Klugh.) 
Summer resident in the thick woods in eastern Manitoba; has been 
seen as far west as Portage la Prairie. (E. T. Seton.) A rare 
summer visitor at Aweme, Manitoba. (Criddle.) A regular but not 
common migrant about Portage la Prairie, Man., but not noticed 
elsewhere. (Atkinson.) 
BREEDING NoTeEs.—This species breeds in June at Scotch Lake, 
N.B. The nest is well hidden in upturned roots of overturned trees. 
