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parently a common summer migrant in Newfoundland. (Reeks.) 

 Common summer resident at Halifax, N.S. (Downs.) Common 

 in Nova Scotia from May i to Sept. (H. F. Tufts.) A common 

 migrant at Sydney, Cape Breton island, N.S. (C. R. Harte.) One 

 seen on Sable island, N.S., Aug. 2otli, 1904, one on Sept. 12th, 1905, 

 one on Sept. 23rd, 1906 and one on Sept. 27th, 1907. (/. Boutelier.) 

 Not rare at Baddeck and Margaree, Cape Breton island, July, 1898; 

 seen at Mount Stewart, Prince Edward island, July nth, 1888. 

 (Macoun.) Occasionally seen or its "wiry" song heard, though 

 not very common. (Dwight.) A common summer resident at St. 

 John, N.B. (Chamberlain.) Rare on the Magdalens, but very likely 

 breeds. (Bishop.) On July 9th a male was heard singing at Fox 

 bay, Anticosti ; another was taken a little later. (Brewster.) Taken 

 at Beauport; not rare at Quebec. (Dionne.) A scarce summer 

 resident but common migrant at Montreal. Observed here from 

 May 3rd to August 22nd. (Wintle.) Saw a pair in Compton 

 county. Que., June 5, 1902 which evidently had a nest near by. 

 (L. M. 'ferrill.) 



A common summer resident but more abundant during migra- 

 tions. (Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. V.) A fairly common summer 

 resident in the woods of eastern Ontario. I once found a nest in 

 a mossy bank in a large wood, containing four infertile eggs and 

 one young bird on June 29th, 1894, near Lansdowne, Ont. (Rev. 

 C. J. Young.) Abundant migrant at Toronto, Ont. ; rare summer 

 resident, breeds; a common summer resident in the districts of 

 Parry Sound and Muskoka. (/. H. Fleming.) Not common in 

 Algonquin park, Ont. Only observed two from May 25th to 

 June 15th, 1900. (Spreadhorough.) Abundant near Toronto and 

 breeds there. On 25th April, 1896, saw large numbers of them. 

 (/. Hughes-Samuel.) Near London, Ont., this species is confined 

 to the coniferous swamps where it breeds in fair numbers. {W. E. 

 Saunders.) A common summer resident at Guelph, Ont. Arrives 

 about April 28th and leaves about September 12th. (A. B. Klugh.) 



A single specimen was taken at Pembina where it probably 

 breeds, though the fact was not ascertained. Not found further 

 west. (Coues.) This species is widely distributed in Manitoba. 

 It is an abundant species on Duck mountain in that province, in 

 spruce woods. (E. T. Seton.) First seen at Aweme, Manitoba, 

 May 12th, 1903, and last was seen August 27th 1903; it was com- 

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