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below Ciche lake. Common from Missinabi, Ont. to Point Comfort 

 On the east coast of James bay in all the willow thickets in 1904. 

 (Spreadborough.) Rare spring migrant; one seen in September, 

 1906. I took a male at Emsdale in Muskoka, on May 29th, 1899; 

 Mr. Kay has taken the nest of this species at Port Sydney, in the 

 same district. (/. H. Fleming.) 



Flycatchers referred to alnorum, were several times observed by 

 us at Norway House, Keewatin, but we were unable to secure 

 one. (Preble.) Bishop took an adult female in the Cypress Hills, 

 Sask., July 27th, 1906. (A. C. Bent.) One specimen taken and 

 others seen at Lesser Slave river, Athabaska, May 23rd, 1888. (/. 

 M. Macoun.) First seen May 26th, 1897, at Edmonton, Alta. ; 

 common by June 2nd. It is always found in the clumps of willow 

 and alder and never in heavy timber. Common from Lesser Slave 

 lake to the Peace river, Alta. in 1903. {Spreadborough.) We first 

 found this species at Fort Selkirk, where the Pelly and Lewes 

 unite to form the Yukon, in lat. 62° 50', and hardly lost it again 

 until we reached Circle City; later I heard one 15 miles below 

 Fort Yukon, Alaska, August 21st, 1899. {Bishop.) 



Many of the references under traillii should go here. 



Breeding Notes. — The variety recently called the "alder fly 

 catcher" is the species usually met with along the St. Lawrence 

 and northward. I would observe that this name is very appro- 

 priate. I have commonly met with the bird in moist, low situa- 

 tions, where alder, willow and Spircea abound. The nest I have 

 seen several times; three near Renfrew, Ont., that I found were 

 two or three feet above the ground; one in a wild currant bush, 

 another in the thick bushy part of a willow, and the third in Spircea. 

 Also near Lansdowne, Ont., I found the nest in Spircea in an identical 

 locality, the middle of June. The eggs are three or four, and are 

 distinctly spotted with brick red. The bird, when near its nest, is 

 wary and hard to observe. {Rev. C. J. Young.) Breeds in Mount 

 Royal park, where I have found their nests with eggs from June 19th 

 to July 30th for several years past. This flycatcher is a very shy 

 bird to approach when on its nest during the term of laying the eggs, 

 but will sit close when hatching them. I have always found their 

 nests built in a thin thorn bush or light undergrowth wood, from a 

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