CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 5OI 



summer, but as a rule it is only found in large cedar swamps and 

 even then in small numbers. Altho^h nesting usually on the 

 ground one nest was found here lo feet above the ground in a 

 thicket of vines against a brick wall and contained five eggs, an 

 unusually large set. Nests on the ground are almost invariably 

 made on sloping ground' and the nest placed well back in an ex- 

 cavation. {W. E. Saunders) Abundant during migrations at 

 Guelph, Ont., especially in spring, common in winter and scarce 

 in summer. {^A. B. Klugh) A common and breeding summer 

 resident at Penetanguishene, Ont. {A. F. Young.) 

 ' A specimen was taken June 20th at Norway House, where the 

 species was common ; another was secured July 3rd, one of a 

 number seen in the spruce and tamarack woods about Oxford 

 House, and the species was again observed while we were ascend- 

 ing Steel River, September ist. (^Prebles.) Fort Churchill, Hud- 

 son Bay. {^Clarke!) The snowbird appeared along the Mouse 

 (Souris) River about the middle of September in troops as usual 

 and at once become abundant. These specimens were pure 

 hyemalis. {Coues.) An aburidant migrant in Manitoba, frequent- 

 ing thickets and hillsides. A few may breed in the northern part 

 of the province. {Thompson- Seton.) This species was first seen 

 April 4th, 1892, at Indian Head, Assa.,and disappeared by the 15th 

 May, none seemed to breed here; first seen at Medicine Hat, 

 Assa., on April loth, 1894, and later in the month a few more ; 

 a common species at Edmonton and south in the foothills to 

 Crows' Nest Pass; abundant from mouth of Lesser Slave River to 

 Peace River Landing, Lat. 56°, 15', June, 1903; common from Ed- 

 monton to Yellowhead Pass, Rocky Mountains,June, 1898. {Spread- 

 borough.) Abundant at Grand Rapids of the Saskatchewan where it 

 was breeding; nests in thick bushes along the river bank opposite 

 the fort. {Nutting.) Very abundant migrant at Prince Albert, Sask., 

 in spring and fall but never seen in summer. {Coubeaux.) First 

 noticed May 9th, 1888, at Red Deer River north of Calgary; com- 

 mon from that point to Edmonton and Athabasca Landing and 

 up to Little Slave River; rare down the Athabasca River to Fort 

 McMurray; not seen. at all on the Clearwater River until Methye 

 Portage was reached; very common on the portage and from there 

 to Isle a la Crosse. (/. M. Macoun.) Rare straggler at Chilliwack; 

 have taken it twice. {Brooks.) This bird is merely a summer 

 resident of the Northwest Territories and is not common nor was 



