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at Scotch Lake, York county, N.B. (W. H. Moore.) Rare in 

 Restigouche valley; only seen in the nieghbourhood of Campbell- 

 ton, N.B. (Brittain & Cox.) Seen only at Gasp6, Quebec, where 

 it was common. (Brewster.) Common in eastern Quebec, in sum- 

 mer. (JDionne.) An abundant summer resident at Montreal. 

 Breeds in the city and in Mount Royal park. I have found their 

 nests with eggs from May 21st to July 22nd, and have observed 

 this sociable httle bird here from April 23rd to September 28th. 

 {Wintle.) 



A common summer resident in and around Ottawa; breeds in 

 the city. (Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. V.) Common summer resident 

 at Toronto, Ont. A common summer resident in Parry Sound and 

 Muskoka districts ; usually breeding about the settlements. (/. H. 

 Fleming.) Abundant summer resident at Guelph, Ont.; arrives 

 about April 20th and leaves about October 20th. (A. B. Klugh.) 

 A pair bred near the buildings at Cdche lake, Algonquin park, Ont. 

 June, 1900. (Spreadborough.) A breeding summer resident at 

 Penetanguishene, Ont. (A. F. Young.) Much less common in the 

 city of London, Ont., than it was 20 years ago; but still fairly com- 

 mon over the whole country. (W. E. Saunders.) One observed 

 at God lake. Moose river. May 30th, 1896; common at Moose Fac- 

 tory, June 9th; none seen further north. {Spreadborough.) A few 

 chipping sparrows were seen about the post at Norway House, one 

 of which was collected. We also met with them about the build- 

 ings at Oxford House and saw one or two on an island in Knee lake 

 July 5th, 1900; none seen further north. {Preble.) 



Specimens of this very common and familiar species were taken 

 in the Rocky mountains, and it was observed at other points where 

 none were secured. {Coues.) This species is quite rare in Mani- 

 toba. The earUest record I have is April loth, 1882, but this was 

 the only one seen at the time, and it was fully two weeks before 

 others appeared. I found one nest in a little spruce tree, but was 

 too late as the birds had flown. The nest is almost invariably lined 

 with horse hair, whence the other common name "hair bird." {E. 

 T. Seton.) Tolerably common at Aweme, Man. {Criddle.) A 

 regular and fairly numerous breeding species in the settled districts 

 of Manitoba. {Atkinson.) Rare, two seen in the Cypress hills, 

 Sask., in 1905 and Dr. Bishop collected one on Mackay creek in 



