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tions, where alder, willow and Spircea abound. The nest I have 

 seen several times ; three near Renfrew, Ont., that I found were 

 two or three feet above the ground ; one in a wild currant bush, 

 another in the thick bushy part of a willow, and the third in 

 Spircea. Also near Lansdowne, Ont., I found the nest In Spircea 

 in an identical locality, the middle of June. The eggs are three 

 or four, and are distinctly spotted with brick red. The bird, when 

 near its nest, is wary and hard to observe. i^Rev. C.J. Young) 

 Breeds in Mount Royal Park, where I have found their nests with 

 eggs from June 19th to July 30th for several years past. This 

 flycatcher is a very shy bird to approach when on its nest 

 during the term of laying the eggs, but will sit close when hatch- 

 ing them. I have always found their nests built in a thin thorn 

 bush or light undergrowth wood, from a few inches to about two 

 feet above the ground, and generally within sight from a foot- 

 path on the mountain. Observed here from May 24th to July 

 30th. I think this species migrates south in the month of August 

 as I never met with it in the autumn. {Wititle.) 



MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 



Two ; one taken at Ottawa in May, 1888, by Prof. Macoun ; 

 another by J. M. Macoun near Little Slave River, Athabasca, and 

 labelled "/nz«7/?V approaching alnorum" is placed here. 



Two sets of four eggs each taken at Ottawa, one by Dr. James 

 Fletcher, May 24th, 1889, the other by Mr. A. J. Kingston. 



-467. Least Flycatcher. 



Empidoiiax minimus Baird. 1858. 



Audubon, Vol. I., p. 237, found i,t nesting in Labrador ; obtained 

 by Drexler at Moose Factory, James Bay, August, i860. 

 {Packard.) A rare summer migrant in Newfoundland. {Reeks.) 

 Common along Moose River to James Bay at Moose Factory, 

 June, 1896. {Spreadborough.) A common summer migrant in Nova 

 Scotia. {Downs) Not uncommon at Baddeck, Cape Breton 

 Island. {F. H. Allen) Union Road, Prince Edward Island, July 

 2ist, 1888. {Macoun) A cheerful series of "che-bies" greeted 

 me one morning at Souris, P.E.I. ; no others were seen. {DwigHt) 

 A rare summer resident near St. John, N.B. {Chamberlain) 

 Common summer resident at Scotch Lake, York Co., N.B. 

 {W.H.Moore) Common in the Restigouche valley, N.B. {Brit- 



