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at Charlesbourg ; rare summer resident in Quebec. {Dionne.) An 

 abundant resident in the district of Montreal ; observed from 

 April I2th to November ist. {Wintle.) Common in Argenteuil 

 Co., Que. ; very common in the marshes along the Ottawa River, 

 Ont. {D'Urban) A common resident in the district around Ot- 

 tawa. {Ottawa Naturalist,Vo\.V.) Very common everywhere I have 

 been in Ontario. {Rev. C.J. Young.) Common in marshy districts 

 along large rivers in the districts of Parry Sound and Muskoka. (/. 

 H. Fteming.) A few pairs were nesting in the marsh along the Mada- 

 waska River below Cache Lake, also a few at Source Lake, Algon- 

 quin Park,June, 1900. {Spreadborough.) This species was only noticed 

 at Pembina and was not nearly so common as Brewer's blackbird 

 nor the yellow-headed one. The country was not suited for them. 

 {Coues.) An abundant summer resident in Manitoba, frequenting 

 the borders of willow-edged swamps. {Thompson-Seton.) This is 

 an abundant species in the bushy part of the prairie region ; it is 

 always found where there is a marsh bordered by willows in 

 which it prefers to breed. It was common at Indian Head, Assa., 

 in 1892 ; at Medicine Hat, Crane Lake and Cypress Hills in 1894 ; 

 in 189S 't w^^ abundant at Moose Jaw and Old Wives' Creek in 

 eastern Assiniboia ; southward they were breeding at the forks of 

 that creek; also in a marsh at 30-Mile Lake and at 12-Mile Lake ; 

 after this they became scarcer and only a few were seen at Wood 

 Mountain at the police post and at Medicine Lodge 16 miles 

 south. After this none were seen for 50 miles to the west as the 

 country was without water. A few were seen along Frenchman's 

 River and at East End Post and in the marshes of the creeks flow- 

 ing south out of the Cypress Hills ; a few were observed in the 

 Milk River valley, above Kennedy's crossing. It is common in 

 northern Alberta and was quite common at Edmonton in 1897. 

 {Spreadborough.) Common in the Red River valley and abundant 

 about the marshes below Robinson Portage, where two speci- 

 mens were collected June 27th, 1901. A number was seen near 

 Oxford House, Keewatin, July 4th, in the marsh between 

 Oxford and Back lakes. {Prebles.) Common at the Grand 

 Rapids of the Saskatchewan. {Nutting.) Common summer 

 resident between the forks of the Saskatchewan, frequenting the 

 willows and poplar-edged sloughs and marshes where it breeds 

 in numbers. {Coubeaux.) Common at Methye Portage, Lat. 56° 

 30' in the spring ; very common at the discharge of Methye 

 Lake in July, 1888 ; not seen elsewhere. (/. M. Macoun.) This 



