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ful at Whitney on the Parry Sound Railway during the fall of 

 1898, and feeding principally on the yellow birch ; I have seen 

 an occasional specimen taken near Toronto. (/. Hughes- Samuel^ 

 A few only have been taken in the London district. (W. E. 

 Saunders^ 



A common resident in the woods in Manitoba and northward. 

 {Thompson-Seton.) Not uncommon in the woods at Banff, Rocky 

 Mountains ; observed several in the foothills southwest of 

 Calgary in July, 1897, and in the Crow's Nest Pass, 

 Alta. ; common and breeding at Revelstoke, B.C., in 1890. 

 {Spreadborough.) This species is rather rare in the Northwest 

 Territories and was only observed on the eastern slope of the 

 Rocky Mountains, where the common species was also procured. 

 {Richardson.) North to Fort Simpson ; rare. {Ross.) It is 

 believed that this species breeds and also winters in the Arctic 

 regions. One nest was found in May, 1863, that was believed to 

 to belong to this species. {Macfarlane.) One specimen at 

 Athabasca Landing, Alta., May 25th, 1888. Common on 

 Methye Portage ; not rare between Methye Lake and Isle a la 

 Crosse. (/. M. Macoun.) Very little appears to be known 

 concerning the movements and habitat of this bird, especially 

 in the north. I secured a single specimen which was brought 

 to me from Fort Reliance ' on the upper Yukon. {Nelson.) 

 Obtained only east of the Coast Range. {Lord.) Common 

 at Ducks, near Kamloops, B.C., in August, when they are on 

 their southward migration. {Streator.) East of the Coast Range; 

 resident. {Fannin.) Common in suitable localities around Lake 

 Okanagan, B.C., in winter ; scarce throughout the winter in the 

 Cariboo district, B.C.; the greater number seemed to emigrate 

 southwards. This should be the western form lately described 

 by Mr. Bangs, but specimens taken seemed to correspond in 

 measurement with the typical form. {Brooks) 



Breeding Notes. — Frequently seen in the fall in the county 

 of Renfrew, Ont., more early in the county of Leeds. In the lat- 

 ter county I have once seen this bird in a thick wood of pine and 

 hemlock as late as the middle of May, and as the locality was 

 rough and favourable to its habits, it may possibly have bred, 

 there, though I could not locate a nest. This was near Landon's 

 Bay, River St. Lawrence. {Rev. C.J. Young.) This woodpecker 

 has a habit of sometimes nesting in colonies. I saw the nests of 



