CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 70I 



throughout the year in Newfoundland. (Reeks.) Not very common 

 at Halifax; a few breed in Nova Scotia. (Downs.) Uncommon in 

 Nova Scotia. (H. F. Tufts.) Hunter river, Prince Edward island, 

 July 2nd, 1888. (Macoun.) Tolerably common in damp woods 

 along brooks, or sometimes in more open localities in Prince Edward 

 island. (Dwight.) A common summer resident at St. John, N.B. 

 (Chamberlain.) Common summer resident at Scotch Lake, York 

 county, N.B. (W. H. Moore.) Locally abundant in the Resti- 

 gouche valley, N.B. (Brittain & Cox.) Tolerably common on the 

 Magdalen islands. (Bishop.) Not rare at Lake Mistassini, northern 

 Quebec. (/. M. Macoun.) A common but transient visitant 

 around Montreal; observed in both spring and autumn. (Wintle.) 

 Common in many parts of eastern Quebec. Taken at Charlesbourg. 

 (Dionne.) 



A moderately common summer resident around Ottawa. (Ottawa 

 Naturalist, Vol. Y.) Not uncommon in Leeds county, Ont. There 

 is a large woodland tract south of Lansdowne, Ont., and not far from 

 the St. Lawrence, where they are quite common and breed ; I found 

 a nest in 1883, early in May, and have heard several singing there 

 together in April; I noticed one specimen on the Magdalen islands. 

 (Rev. C. J. Young.) Common migrant at Toronto, Ont. ; rare winter 

 resident ; very rare summer resident ; breeds. A common species and 

 breeds in Parry Sound and Muskoka districts, Ont. (/. H. Fleming.) 

 Common from Missinabi, Ont., to Moose Factory; none seen further 

 north ; common everywhere in thick dark woods in Algonquin park, 

 Ont. (Spreadborough.) On March 17th, 1894, a male of this species 

 was taken at Toronto, and I have every reason to think that he had 

 wintered there. (/. Hughes-Samuel.) An uncommon summer resi- 

 dent in the deep cedar swamps around London, Ont. Much less 

 numerous than formerly. (W. E. Saunders.) Common summer 

 resident at Guelph, Ont. ; arrives about April 4th and leaves about 

 October 6th. (A. B. Klugh.) 



Summer resident in the thick woods in eastern Manitoba ; has been 

 seen as far west as Portage la Prairie. (E. T. Seton.) A rare 

 summer visitor at Aweme, Manitoba. (Criddle.) A regular but not 

 common migrant about Portage la Prairie, Man., but not noticed 

 elsewhere. (Atkinson.) 



Breeding Notes. — This species breeds in June at Scotch Lake, 

 N.B. The nest is well hidden in upturned roots of overturned trees. 



