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Breeding Notes. — A rare visitant in eastern Ontario. I have 

 net with the bird twice ; the second time near Macintosh Mills, 

 )nt., in May, in a locality where there was a possibility it might 

 )e paired and was breeding. The bird was very tame, and 

 ilighted on the dead limbs of trees. Their principal place of 

 esort on the St. Lawrence is Charleston Lake, where I found a 

 mall colony breeding. On May 29th, 1899, I found two nests, 

 )ne with three eggs, the other close by, with one. On June 14th. 



saw a nest with five eggs and another one in which the eggs had 

 )een destroyed. {Rev. C.J. Young.) 



MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 



One mounted specimen, obtained near London, Ont., in 1864, 

 ind bought with the Holman collection ; also a pair shot at 

 Dttawa by Dr. Charles Saunders. 



LXXIIL NYCTICORAX Stephens. 1819. 



102. Black-crowned Night Heron. 



Nycticorax nycticorax ncsvius (Bodd.) Zeledon. 1885. 



A rare visitor in Nova Scotia. {Downs!) A summer resident 

 n New Brunswick ; reported abundant at Bathurst and River 

 "harlo. {Chamberlain!) Abundant in September, 1882, at Port 

 Daniel, Bay of Chaleur, Quebec. {Macoun!) A single specimen 

 aken at Lake Mistassini on 6th August, 1885. (/. M. Macoun.} 

 ■^ot uncommon at Beauport and River St. Lawrence, Que. 

 Dionne.) Shot in the fall at Ashbridge Bay, Toronto, Ont. {Raine.) 

 Zovamoa in western Quebec and eastern Ontario, where it is 

 cnown to breed. The young of this species have been taken at 

 Ottawa in July by Mr. G.R. White. 



Not uncommon in Manitoba, breeding in marshes, but not 

 ound in Assiniboia or Alberta. 



Breeding Notes. — Nest in great numbers in the reeds around 

 Shoal Lake. They fix their nests to the reeds, about eight or 

 line inches above the water, and deposit in each four or five 

 oundish blue eggs. I think this is the only place in Rupert's 

 ^and where this species is found. {D. Gunn, vide. McTlwraith) 



MUSEUM SPECIMEN. 



One mounted specimen, taken in Toronto marsh by Mr. S. 

 ■lerring in May, 1867. 



