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but owing to lack of material of comparable age 

 I hesitate to do so. 



Observed Big River, Sask., May 7, 9. Large 

 number nesting in wood at back of lie a la Crosse 

 Post, May 22. Noted June 2 that I see crows 

 every day : at that date entering Churchill River 

 from lie a la Crosse Lake. Numerous in neighbour- 

 hood of mouth of Haultain River on the Churchill 

 River, June 6. 



Observed above Sandy Lake on the Churchill 

 River, June 8. Numerous Sandy Lake on the 

 Churchill River, June 10. Observed Sandfly 

 Lake, Churchill River, June 12. Few observed 

 Otter Lake, Churchill River, June 20. Crows at 

 Stanley Mission, June 23. Observed neighbour- 

 hood Island Lake on the Churchill River, June 25 ; 

 Reindeer River, June 29, 30, but not so commonly 

 seen during the last two days. Observed Rein- 

 deer Lake, July 11. Observed in neighbourhood 

 of deserted teepees on the Cochrane River, 

 July 27: this species not seen for some time. 

 Observed Du Brochet Lake, August 8. 



YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD (Xanthocephalus 

 xanthocephalus). Specimen taken at mouth of 

 Mudjatick River, Churchill River, June 2. First 

 of this species seen this year. 



Breeding haunts encountered in marsh at 

 entrance to Pelican Lake, Churchill River, 

 June 3. 



[RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD (Agelaius phceniceus 

 subsp. ?)]. Observed Big River, May 9 ; Beaver 

 River, May 21 ; inland lake on east shore at 

 north end of He a la Crosse Lake, May 30 ; Pelican 

 Lake, Churchill River, June 2. Nest with three 



