4l8 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 



Prince Edward island. (Dwight.) An abundant summer resident 

 in New Brunswick. (^Chamberlain.) Local in the Restigouche 

 valley, N.B. (Brittain & Cox.) A rare permanent resident but 

 a common ^ummer one at Scotch Lake, York cc, N.B. (W. H. 

 Moore.) Abundant and breeding on all the Magdalen Islands. 

 (Bishap.) Very common along the shores of the islands in the 

 Gulf of St. Lawrence, migrating on the approach of winter. 

 (Brewster.) A common summer resident in Quebec. (Dionne.) 

 Plentiful in Argenteuil co.. Que,, up to loth December, a few seen 

 in January, and abundant by the last of February. (D' Urban.) 

 An abundant permanent resident at Montreal, not so often seen 

 during the winter months but sometimes appearing in large flocks 

 at Cote St. Paul alongside the railway tracks. (Wintle.) 



Very abundant in the Ottawa district in summer but scarce in 

 winter. (Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. V.) This bird has become very 

 common in eastern Ontario in recent years. On Wolfe island it 

 has become a pest, destroying many eggs of the smaller birds, and 

 taking young chickens and other birds. I saw a field last October 

 (1900) Uterally covered with crows; they were as numerous as 

 blackbirds. A few remain along the St. Lawrence all winter, and 

 I have seen them in the coldest weather. (Rev. C. J. Young.) 

 Abundant about the settlements in the Parry Sound and Muskoka 

 districts. (/. H. Fleming.) Rather scarce in Algonquin park, 

 only a few pairs breeding; common at Missinabi in 1904. (Spread- 

 borough.) During the cold weather of February, 1895, at Toronto 

 these "birds seemed to suffer severely from the elements combined 

 with the scarcity of food; many becoming so exhausted as to only 

 be able to fly short distances. (/. Hughes-Samuel.) A few were 

 seen about Lake Winnipeg and Norway House, Keewatin, and a 

 small number noted nearly every day between Norway House and 

 York Factory. They were common at York Factory, and a few 

 were seen at Fort Churchill, and one 50 miles south of Cape Eskimo. 

 (Preble.) A common species on Hudson bay. (Dr. R. Bell.) 



According to my observation, crows are not very common in the 

 region under consideration (lat. 49°), though I saw a good many 

 along the Mouse (Souris) river. The species occurs, however^ 

 along the whole Missouri river. A nest containing five eggs, with 

 the female parent, was secured on Quaking Ash river, June 26th, 



