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and Muskoka districts, Ont. (/. H. Fleming.) Not rare as a summer 

 resident in Algonquin park, Ont. Several seen at Missinabi, 

 Ont., during the first week in June, 1904. (Spreadborough.) 

 Abundant in spring and fall at Toronto, and as they reach us before 

 the end of August fall migration it is reasonable to conclude that 

 some at least do not go far to breed. (/. Hughes -Samuel.) A 

 common migrant, but a rare summer resident in Middlesex co., 

 Ont. ; abundant in parts of north Bruce in June. {W. E. Saunders.) 

 Passing migrant; seen about May loth at Guelph, Ont., and again 

 from about August 28th up tiU September 28th. {A. B. Klugh.) 

 One or two seen at Norway House, Keewatin, and one taken at 

 Oxford House. {E. A. Preble.) 



One specimen of this species was taken in Wood mountain by 

 Dr. G. M. Dawson and seen in his collection. {CoiA.es.) A migrant 

 in Manitoba, and apparently common near Winnipeg, but may 

 breed in the northern part of the province. {E. T. Seton.) A 

 tolerably common spring and autumn migrant at Aweme, Manitoba; 

 arrives about the middle of May. (Criddle.) Abundant in Manitoba 

 generally as a migrant, but not noted breeding. (Atkinson.) A few 

 specimens seen at Wood mountain, Sask., where they were doubtless 

 breeding, on June lath, 1895; a specimen was shot at Revelstoke, 

 B.C., in July, 1890; no others were seen; only two individuals ob- 

 served at Edmonton, Alta., on May 22nd and 25th, 1897. (Spread- 

 borough.) Abundant at Chemawawin, on the Saskatchewan. (Nut- 

 ting.) A number of specimens seen at Lesser Slave river, Alta. (J. 

 M. Macoun.) This is a common bird on the banks of the Saskat- 

 chewan; it is usually to be found in the thickets of young spruce 

 trees and willows, flitting near the ground from one branch to an- 

 other. (Richardson.) North to Fort Simpson, on the Mackenzie 

 river; rather rare. (Ross.) Taken at Vernon, Lake Okanagan, 

 B.C., in 1898, by Mr. Brooks. (Fannin.) A specimen taken at 

 Field, in the Rocky mountains, and two or three observed at Vernon, 

 B.C. (Rhoads.) Several seen at Quesnel, B.C., during the fall 

 migration. (Brooks.) 



Breeding Notes. — ^This species occasionally breeds in central 

 Ontario, probably more often than the myrtle warbler. I found a 

 nest in a small hemlock. May 30th, 1902, which grew on a wooded 

 bank under large hemlock trees on a point at Sharbot lake. The 



