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at Quebec. During June, 1890. I found it exceedingly abundant 

 on the River Thames between Chatham and Lake St. Clair, in 

 western Ontario. In June, 1893, I found it common at Banff, on 

 the Bow River, and a week later found it common at Vancouver, 

 B.C. This species nests abundantly on the shores of Lake 

 Ontario, laying never more than seven eggs at the end of a tun- 

 nel in a bank. The tunnel is often three or four feet in length. 

 [W.Raine.) Nests taken at Ottawa, Ont., always a hole in a 

 bank from four to eight feet deep. {G. R. White.) 



Common resident throughout Vancouver Island. Nests in 

 holes in banks, usually near water, but I have seen a few nests 

 more than half a mile from water. {Spreadborough.) 



MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 



Ten ; taken at Toronto and Ottawa, Ont.; Banff, Alta.; Revel- 

 stoke, Sicamous, Agassiz and Chilliwack, B.C. One specimen 

 taken at Dow's Lake, Ottawa, was presented by Mr. W. E. 

 Saunders, London, Ont. 



Two sets of eggs of seven each. One taken out of a sandbank 

 at the head of Fairy Lake, Hull, Que.; and the other near Vic- 

 toria, Vancouver Island, by Rev. G. W. Taylor. 



Order PICI. Woodpeckers, Wrynecks, &c. 



Family XXXIV. PICIDiE. Woodpeckers. 

 XLV. DRYOBATES Boie. 1826. 

 393. Hairy Woodpecker. 



Dryobates villosus (Linn.) Cabanis. 1863. 



One seen at Hebert River, Dec. 8th, and one at Shulee, Jan. 

 2nd, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia. Winter of 1897-98. (C. H. 

 Morrell.) Strangely enough, although the distribution of the 

 present bird is eastern, and although in northern Alaska and the 

 interior of British America it is replaced by a large northern 

 form, yet the typical villosus also occurs in British Columbia and 

 thence north along the southeastern coast of Alaska. {Nelson.) 



'393a. Northern Hairy Woodpecker. 



Dryobates villosus leucomelas. (Bodd.) Ridgw. 1885. 



Tolerably common in Newfoundland as a resident. (Reeksi) 

 Fairly common along the Humber River, Newfoundland. (L. H. 



