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shore of Miramichi bay, New Brunswick, observed what they took 

 to be a stray turkey feeding almost daily around their houses and 

 farm yards. The imposture was discovered when it was found 

 feeding on a dead sheep, and it was killed on the 29th of the same 

 month. Towards the middle of September, 1886, I was astonished 

 to learn that another turkey buzzard had been captured by Mr. David 

 Savoy, of Black Brook, about 20 miles from Nequac in a direct line. 

 I am also informed by a gentleman who saw the bird after it was 

 killed that a turkey buzzard was shot five years ago in the vicinity 

 of Kingston, Kent co. (Philip Cox, jr., in The Auk, Vol. IV, 205.) 

 The Bishop of Moosonee informed me that a specimen was taken 

 at Moose Factory, on James bay, in June, 1898, by one of his men. 

 Accidental near Toronto, Ont. One was killed in the township of 

 Pickering (about 30 miles east of Toronto) in 1887. (/. H. Fleming.) 

 As far as I am aware this species has been observed only in the 

 southwestern part of the province of Ontario; Mr. Wagstaff writes 

 that he has frequently seen it in Essex co. and once at Baptiste 

 creek, some years since. (Mcllwraith.) Mr. John SulUvan of Ker- 

 wood, Lambton co., has found the nest of this bird, and as it is 

 common in the three western counties it doubtless breeds in fair 

 numbers. I once saw 19 individuals in a single field at Forest, 

 Ont. (W. E. Saunders.) In Upper Canada near Sandwich and 

 Lake St. Clair, in 1823, I saw vast numbers of C. aura and had 

 every opportunity of watching their habits. (David Douglas.) 

 The above extract taken from Richardson's Fauna Boreali Ameri- 

 cana shows the change that has taken place since then. 



Very rare in Manitoba. May possibly breed at Aweme, Man. 

 (Criddle.) This bird is a regular summer resident about Portage la 

 Prairie and generally throughout Manitoba where it is a' daily visitor 

 at the slaughter houses and refuse dumping grounds. (Atkinson.) 

 A tolerably common summer resident in many parts of the prairie 

 region extending from Winnipeg, Man., to the Rocky Mountains. 

 Seton, in his Birds of Manitoba, says that it breeds near Qu'Ap- 

 pelle, and as others have seen it in pairs it doubtless breeds in other 

 localities. In May, 1895, the writer found it breeding near Home's 

 Ranch at the mouth of Old Wives creek in eastern Saskatchewan. 

 In June of the same year a few pairs were seen in the Cypress hills 

 at Farewell creek, and occasional birds were noticed at Medicine Hat, 

 Crane lake, at West Butte and along the Milk river; three were 



