5l6 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 



{Rev. C.J. Young.) One taken at Beaumaris on May 14th, 1898 

 by Mr. Tavernier is the only record I have for the Parry Sound 

 and Muskoka districts. (/. H. Fleming.) Abundant in the 

 marshes of the Madawaska, below Cache Lake, Algonquin Park, 

 Ont.; in June, 1900. {Spreadborough.) Found abundantly in the 

 marshes near Toronto. Have found many nests early in May. 

 (/. Hughes-Samuel.) Abundant summer resident in bogs and 

 marshes at Guelph, Ont. {A. B. Klugh) A few were seen in the 

 shrubby woods back of the post of Oxford House and an adult 

 was taken July 3rd. At York Factory, where the species was 

 rather common, two young not long from the nest, were taken 

 July 13th and i6th. {E. A. Prebles.) This species was observed 

 with other members of the family during the autumn migration 

 from the middle of September until the middle of October at the 

 Mouse (Souris) River, Lat. 49°. In all, six specimens were taken. 

 {Coues.) A common summer resident in Manitoba; nesting in 

 swamps that have some willows about them; very abundant about 

 Carberry, breeding in every slough. {Thompson-Seton.) North to 

 Fort Resolution on Great Slave Lake; rare. (Ross.) One speci- 

 men taken at Indian Head, Assa., in May, 1892; everywhere in 

 marshes from the foot of Lesser Slave Lake to Peace River Land- 

 ing, Lat. 56° 15', June, 1903. {Spreadborough) 



Breeding Notes. — Rather rare as a breeding bird at Ottawa. 

 Nest on ground in a tussock of grass or in a low bush, composed 

 of rootlets weeds and grass, lined with fine fibrous matter ; eggs 

 4 to 6; greyish white, speckled with reddish brown. {G.R. White) 

 Nests found in the marshes around Ottawa in May and June; they 

 are attached to the reeds, which often hide the nest ; sometimes 

 they are built in bushes or on the ground along the swamps; the 

 material, used are grasses, which are finer inside used as a lining ; 

 from three to five eggs are in the set. {Garneau.) 



museum specimens. 



Six; one purchased with the Holman collection in 1885 ; one 

 taken at Ottawa, May 1888, by Prof. Macoun; three taken at Ot- 

 tawa by Mr. F. A. Saunders in September, 1890; one taken in 

 Algonquin Park, Ont., May 28th, 1900, by Mr. Spreadborough. 



Two sets of eggs; one set of four taken at Cataraqui marsh near 

 Kingston, Ont., June 3rd, 1900, by Mr' E. Beaupre ; nest in a 

 marsh built of driest grass and lined with hair; the other, also of 



