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western Ontario. I found three nests in one morning in a clump of 

 tamarack of less than an acre and within four miles of London. 

 They appear to be spreading north steadily. {W. Saunders.) 



LXXIX. NYCTICORAX Stephens. 1819. 



202. Black-crowned Night Heron. 



Nycticorax nycticorax fUBvius (Bodd.) Zeledon. 1885. 



A rare visitor in Nova Scotia. (Downs.) Fall migrant in Nova 

 Scotia; only immature specimens seen. (H. F. Tufts.) A summer 

 resident in New Brunswick ; reported abundant at Bathurst andRiver 

 Charlo. (Chamberlain.) Abundant in September, 1882, at Port Daniel, 

 Bay of Chaleur, Quebec. (Macoun.) A single specimen taken at Lake 

 Mistassini on 6th August, 1885. (/. M. Macoun.) Not uncommon 

 at Beauport and River St. Lawrence, Que. (Dionne.) Shot in the 

 fall at Ashbridge bay, Toronto, Ont. (Raine.) Regular migrant at 

 Toronto, Ont.; rather rare in the spring. (/. H. Fleming.) Rare 

 migrant; not recorded as breeding in southwestern Ontario. (W. 

 Saunders.) One specimen in adult plumage was taken at Guelph, 

 Ont., about twelve years ago. (A. B. Klugh.) Common in western 

 Quebec and eastern Ontario, where it is known to breed. The young 

 of this species have been taken at Ottawa in July by Mr. G. R. 

 White. 



A regular but not common resident. Individuals seen during the 

 whole summer and breeding here and there in the most retired 

 marshes and ponds around Prince Albert, Sask. (Couheaux.) Not 

 uncommon in Manitoba, breeding in marshes, but not recorded from 

 Alberta. 



Breeding Notes. — Nests in great numbers in the reeds around 

 Shoal lake. They fix their nests to the reeds, about eight or nine 

 inches above the water, and deposit in each four or five roundish 

 blue eggs. I think this is the only place in Rupert Land where this 

 species is found. (D. Gunn, vide Mcllwraith.) 



203. Yellow-crowned Night Heron. 



Nycticorax violaceus (Linn.) Vigors. 1827. 



Mr. Fred. H. Kennard in The Auk, Vol. XIX., p. 397, records the 

 taking of a specimen of this bird near Hawk Point, Cape Sable 

 island, Shelburne co., N.S. It was received in Boston, April ist, 



