692 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 



have not been observed. In the " Birds of Western Ontario," men- 

 tion is made of one specimen being taken by Mr. Sandys, at Chatham, 

 Ont., in i860, which is all we know of the mocking bird in western 

 Ontario at present. 



The following records of the occurrence of this bird in Canada are 

 given by Dr. J. Dwight, Jr., in The Auk, Vol. XIII., p. 344: i. One 

 specimen seen but not captured at Strathroy, Ont., July ist, i88o- 

 2. The Chatham record, as given by Mr. Mcllwraith. 3. The 

 Hamilton record, as given by the same. 4. A bird was wounded 

 and caught alive at Truro, N.S., July ist, 1889. It showed no signs 

 of being an escaped cage bird. 5. This is a young bird taken in the 

 fall of 1894 on Sable island, N.S. It must have reached there owing 

 to a severe storm. 



A young male in juvenile plumage was captured on Sable island, 

 N.S., September 5th, 1902, hopping about a woodpile. (/. Boute- 

 Her.) A specimen was picked up on Haymarket square, St. John, 

 N.B., by a seven year old boy, Ronald Singer, and through Mrs. 

 M. V. Lawrence, brought to me. (A. G. Leavitt.) I took a male on 

 May 20th, 1906, at Point Pelee, Essex county, Ontario. The bird 

 was found near an old orchard on the west side about five miles from 

 the end of the point. In both birds the sexual organs were well 

 developed. Mr. B. H. Swales and Mr. P. A. Tavemer were with me 

 when both birds were shot. (J. H. Fleming.) 



CCLXV. GALEOSCOPTES. Cabanis. 1850. 



704. Catbird. 



Galeoscoptes carolinensis (Linn.) Cab. 1850. 



A rather common summer resident at Halifax, N.S. (Downs.) 

 Common summer resident in Nova Scotia. (H. F. Tufts.) Several 

 seen. May i6th, 1906, on Sable island, N.S., and one, September 15th, 

 1907. (J. Boutelier.) Apparently rare on Prince Edward island ; a 

 few specimens were seen in July, 1 888, at Stewart's mill. (Macoun.) 

 A rare and irregular summer resident at St. John, N.B. (Chamber- 

 lain.) Summer resident along St. John River, N.B., and tolerably 

 common. (W. H. Moore.) 



Common summer resident at Montreal. Breeds in the city and 

 on Mount Royal park. Nests with eggs found from May 29th to 



