750 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 
Very common everywhere in eastern Ontario. (Rev. C. J. Young.) 
Common about the settlements in Parry Sound and Muskoka dis- 
tricts. A few have wintered at Gravenhurst. (J. H. Fleming.) 
Abundant in the Algonquin park, Ont.; three nests in sight of the 
buildings at Cache lake, 1900; common from Missinabi to Point 
Comfort, James bay. (Spfreadborough.) Abundant in the vicinity 
of London, Ont. The crop of wild berries has much to do with 
the occasional notes of the occurrence of this species in winter; 
that a few winter in some years is certain. While they nest usually 
in trees, I found one on the projecting end of a rail of a snake- 
fence and have seen numbers on buildings; and once saw one build- 
ing a nest in a brush-heap. (W. E. Saunders.) An abundant 
summer resident at Guelph, Ont. Arrives about March 8th, and 
leaves about November 12th. (A. B. Klugh.) Found throughout 
the region traversed, but seldom seen elsewhere than in the vicinity 
of the posts, where, however, they were very common. Many 
old and young were seen at Fort Churchill during the latter part 
of July. On our return trip we noted the species on Hayes river, 
August 30th, Steel river, August 31st, Hill river, Sept. 4th and 
between Oxford and Windy lakes, Sept. 12th. (E£. A. Preble.) 
Common at York Factory, Hudson bay. (Dr. R. Bell.) Fort 
Churchill, Hudson bay. (Wright.) 
Found in abundance.at Pembina where it was breeding in the 
wooded river-bottom. In this latitude, the eggs are generally laid 
during the middle and latter part of June, and I scarcely think 
that more than one brood is reared annually. It extends from 
Pembina to the Rocky mountains on the 49th parallel. (Cowes.) 
A common resident in half-open woods and around dwellings through- 
out Manitoba. (£. T. Seton.) An abundant summer resident at 
Aweme, Manitoba; arrives about April 1oth and leaves towards 
the end of October. (Criddle.) An abundant summer resident at 
Indian Head, Sask., first seen April 13th, 1892, and became com- 
mon by the 18th of the same month; in 1895 this species was found 
scattered over the whole of southern Saskatchewan and Alberta 
wherever there was brush; it is essentially a bird of civilization and 
is constantly found in the neighbourhood of trading posts and 
lonely settlers. (Macoun.) A very abundant summer visitor at 
Prince Albert, Sask.; breeding throughout the country. (Cou- 
beaux.) Very abundant at Grand rapids of the Saskatchewan, 
