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island, May 25tli, 1901 ; arrives in April. (C. R. Harte.) Common 

 in Nova Scotia from May to September. {H. F. Tufts.) Breeding 

 in some numbers around the swamps at Brackley point and Rustico, 

 Prince Edward island, June, 1888. (Macoun.) Rather common 

 in very wet, bushy meadows, with alders here and there, or in open 

 swamps of limited area, such as occur along brooks in a cleared 

 country such as Prince Edward island. Not uncommon at Bad- 

 deck, Cape Breton island. {Dwight.) An uncommon summer 

 resident at St. John, N.B. {Chamberlain.) A common summer 

 resident at Scotch Lake, York county, N.B. (yV. H. Moore.) Not 

 uncommon on Magdalen islands. (Bishop.) Rare in the Resti- 

 gouche valley, N.B. {Brittain & Cox.) An abundant species on 

 Anticosti island and breeding there. {Brewster.) Taken at Beau- 

 port; a summer resident in eastern Quebec. {Dionne.) A com- 

 mon summer resident around Montreal. It is common in the 

 marshes, but on account of its retiring habits is not noticed unless 

 sought after by the collector of birds. (Wintle.) 



A moderately common summer resident at Ottawa. (Ottawa 

 Naturalist, Vol. V.) A common summer resident in the marshes 

 of eastern Ontario. It makes its nest in the sedge m wet places. 

 The eggs are readily distinguished from those of the song spar- 

 row, being spotted and speckled with umber instead of brick-red. 

 (Rev. C. J. Young.) One taken at Beaumaris on May 14th, 1898, 

 by Mr. Tavemer is the only record I have for the Parry Sound and 

 Muskoka districts; regular summer resident at Toronto, Ont. ; breeds. 

 (/. H. Fleming.) Abtmdant in the marshes of the Madawaska, 

 below Cdche lake, Algonquin park, Ont. in June, 1900; very abun- 

 dant in swampy land from Missinabi, Ont. to Point Comfort and 

 Cape Henrietta Maria, Hudson Bay. (Spreadborough.) Found 

 abundantly in the marshes near Toronto. Have found many nests 

 early in May. (/. Hughes-Samuel.) Abundant summer resident 

 in bogs and marshes at Guelph, Ont. (A. B. Klugh.) A few were 

 seen in the shrubby woods back of the post of Oxford House 

 and an adult was taken July 3rd. At York Factory, where 

 the species was rather common, two young, not long from the nest, 

 were taken July 13th and i6th. (£■. A. Preble.) This species was 

 observed with other members of the family during the autumn 

 migration from the middle of September until the middle of October 

 at the Mouse (Souris) river, lat. 49°. In all, six specimens were 



