I notice little general change in the country, and tliat only in the Cliff- 

 Swallow ( TT'. E. Saunders). 

 " Hi/cle Park. Summer resident {John A. Morden). 

 " Listotvel. Common ( TP^. L. Kells). 

 " Satchley, Brant Co. Occurs {W. Yates). 

 " Hamilton. A common summer resident, arriving early in May and leaving about 



the middle of September {T. Mcllioraith in ' Birds of Ontario '). 

 " Toronto. A common summer resident. Ten years ago it bred in the city 

 abundantly, but has been ousted by the English Sparrow. 



" April 22nd, 1885. White-breasted Swallow arrived in force ; shot 6 , gizzard 

 contained several specimens of A^ilirodins and small Carabidse. 

 " April 16th, 1887- White-breasted Swallow arrived. 

 " Lome Park, April 6th, 1888. Two White-breasted Swallows seen, 

 " Ellora. Summer visitant, abundant {Hon. Charles Clarke). 

 ''Bruce Co., central region. Occurs {TV. A. Schocnau). 

 '' Millhrook. Summer resident, abundant, noted first 11th April, 1885 {George 



Soother an). 

 " Cohoconk. Noted by mj^self as common there in June 1885. 

 " Peterboro' . Tolerably common {Bev. V. dementi). 



" Yarker. Summer resident, abundant, March 28th to April I7th {John G. Ewart). 

 " Belleville. In 1881 arrived April 22nd {Prof. G. Macoun). 

 " Kingston. Abundant {Lr. C. K. Clarke). 

 " Ottawa. 

 Distribution in Province of Quebec. 



" Montreal. Summer resident, abundant ( IV. IF. Bunlop). 



" Point de Monls. Common, breeds plentifully ; first seen May 12, 1882 (Dr. C. 



Hart Merriam, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, vii. p. 235). 

 " Co. Quebec and N. to Lake St. John. Summer resident, abundant {John Neilson). 

 Distribution in Ilanitoba and the North-west. 



" Curberry. Very common, breeding in hollow trees, usually in the vicinity of 

 water. Arrived May 3rd, 1882 ; last seen Sept. 16th of same year, though it 

 apparently goes southward a week or two earlier. Pirst seen in 1883 on 

 May 7th, noted on 11th August of same year in flocks, flying southward. 

 Arrived May 3rd in 1884. 



" My own observations would lead mc to describe this species as a common 

 summer resident, breeding in suitable places, i. e. wooded country near water 

 throughout Western Manitoba. 

 " Winnipeg and vicinity. Summer resident, abundant {B. H. Hunter). 

 " Qu'Appelle. Summer visitant about 10th May and breeds {G. F. Guernsey). 

 " North-west [I. e. region immediately west of Manitoba). Abundant {Prof. J. 

 Macoun).'' 



