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uncommon even in late spring. (Rev. J. C. Ycung,) Resident at 

 Toronto, Ont., between Sept. 2 and May 13. A common breeding 

 resident in Parry Sound and Muskoka districts. (/. H. Fleming.) 

 Abundant everywhere in Algonquin park, Ont., in summer. (Spread- 

 borough.) A common migrant in southern Ontario. Two speci- 

 mens were noted near Wiarton in North Bruce, Ont., on June 19th, 

 1889, which were probably breeding. (W. E. Saunders.) A passing 

 migrant at Guelph, Ont. {A. B. Klugh.) A common resident at 

 Penetanguishene, Ont., throughout the year. {A. F. Young.) 

 Heard at Echimamish and a few seen on an island in Knee lake, 

 Keewatin, July 5, 1901. {E. A. Preble.) 



A very rare summer resident in Manitoba especially in the Red 

 river valley. {E. T. Seton.) Very abundant in the fall migration 

 at Aweme, Manitoba. (Criddle.) A common migrant in Manitoba, 

 nesting in some localities. Noted breeding in 1906 at Hamiota, 

 Birtle and Fort Ellice, Man., and at Saskatoon, Sask. (Atkinson.) 

 Heard twice in a tangled thicket at the surmnit of the Cypress hiUs, 

 July 26, by Bishop. {A. C. Bent.) One shot at Medicine Hat, 

 Sask., in May, 1904; a few seen on Lee creek, near Cardston, Alta., 

 in July, 1895; not common in the Peace river country, very few 

 seen during the season of 1903; tolerably common in the spruce 

 woods at Edmonton, Alta., June 12th, 1897, found a nest in a hole 

 in a live poplar about 16 feet from the ground, the young were in 

 the nest; common from Edmonton to Athabaska pass in June, 

 1898; not uncommon in the foothills south to Crow Nest pass; com- 

 mon and breeding in the woods at Banff, Rocky mountains, in the 

 summer of 1891; a common summer resident at Revelstoke, B.C.; 

 and at Deer Park, and Robson, on the Columbia river, where they 

 were breeding in the thick woods ; summer resident near the 

 International Boundary between Trail and Cascade, B.C., in 

 1902; common both in the valley and on the hiUs at Penticton, 

 south of Lake Okanagan, B.C., in April, 1903, nesting quite 

 early in April ; common at Elko, B.C. ; common at Midway, 

 B.C., and on the mountains between the Skagit river and Chilli- 

 wack lake; observed at Douglas, B.C., in April, 1906; common 

 in the coniferous woods at Kamloops, Spence Bridge, Agassiz 

 and Hastings, ! B.C., in 1889; observed a few all summer in 

 the woods all along the ChiUiwack river and lake, in the Eraser 

 valley in 1901; a common resident throughout Vancouver island. 

 (Spreadborough.) Not rare between Athabaska Landing and Lesser 



