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craft in April, near the Sault Ste. Marie in Michigan, from 

 which it was traced to the Bocky Mountains. 



Dr. Eichardson, in the Fauna Boreali Americana, states 

 that it is common in the maple groves of the Saskatchewan, 

 where it is known as the " sugar bird." Townsend found it 

 abundant in the pine groves of the Columbia Eiver, and 

 from specimens obtained by him, Audubon re-described the 

 species and drew his beautiful plate, figures of the ad alt 

 male and female and young male. Townsend found that 

 they were of social habits, keeping together in large flocks ; 

 he also states that they are noisy during the day, from sun- 

 rise to sunset. 



Mcllwraith, in his Birds of Ontario, 1886, gives the follow- 

 ing record of its occurrence in that Province : — The first 

 report of their appearance in Ontario was made by Dr. T. 

 J. Cottle, of Woodstock, who, in May, 1866, observed a flock 

 among the evergreens near his residence, and obtained one 

 or two of them. In 1871 they were noticed near London, 

 and several were obtained; and on March, 1883, Mr. 

 Mcllwraith, when passing through a swamp in West Flam- 

 boro', observed two in a bush by the roadside and secured 

 both. He further tells us that he has also heard of a female 

 having been obtained at Toronto by the Ecv. Mr. Doel on 

 the 15th of December, 1854. He gives its habitat as Western 

 North America, east to Lake Superior, and casually to Ohio 

 and Ontario; from the fur countries south into Mexico. The 

 species is not mentioned in any of our Quebec lists, and the 

 honor of obtaining the first specimen falls to Mr. Dodd, 

 gardener to J. H. E. Molson, Esq., who on or about the 1st 

 of February of the current year, secured a male in this 

 neighbourhood ; and Dr. Harrington noticed several of the 

 birds in the McGill College Grounds on the 28th of January 

 last. On February 5th, four specimens were obtained by 

 Dr. Brousseau at Laprairie, one of which was brought 

 to me for identification ; and Mr. E. B. Audette, of 

 the same place, secured one alive. I am indebted to the 

 kindness of Mr. E. D. Wintle for the following additional 

 records of its occurrence during the present season : — 



