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A moderately common summer resident around Ottawa. 

 {Ottawa Naturalist, Vo\. V.) A few of these handsome birds 

 remain to breed in the county of Leeds, Ont.; I have twice seen 

 the nest; once on the 9th June in a small beech tree; the eggs 

 were just hatching; again in the middle of June a nest with three 

 eggs in a maple sapling about ten feet from the ground. {Rev. 

 C.J. Yomig.) A common summer resident in the districts of Parry 

 Sound and Muskoka, breeding usually in second growth hardwood. 

 (/. H.Fleming.) Rather uncommon summer resident in Algon- 

 quin Park, Ont. {Spreadborough.) Formerly common all over 

 western Ontario; now it is more so in the north than in the south 

 where it has probably been killed off to a certain extent. {W. E. 

 Saunders!) Fairly common summer resident at Guelph, Ont. ; 

 arrives about May loth and leaves about September ist. {A. B. 

 Klugh.) A breeding summer resident at Penetanguishene, Ont. 

 {A. F. Young.) 



Common summer resident in Manitoba, in thickets ; breeds 

 throughout the province in suitable localities. {Thompson-Seton.) 

 Only one specimen at Indian Head, Assa., on May 26th, 1892. 

 First saw three females at Medicine Hat, Assa., May 17th, 1894, 

 later saw two males; a few pairs bred in the river valley; late in 

 June a few were seen in the Cypress Hills; taken at Old Wives' 

 Creek and seen at Wood Mountain Post, Assa., in July, 1895; was 

 seen on the islands in St. Mary's River, Alta. {Spreadborough.) 

 A specimen of this bird waS obtained near the Saskatchewan on 

 Sir John Franklin's first expedition, but we had not the good 

 fortune to meet with it on our second journey. {Richardson.) 

 First seen at Edmonton, Alta., May 15th, 1897 ! found a nest in 

 an 'alder bush about ten feet from the ground, nest a very slight 

 affair, in fact, I could see the eggs quite through it; it was just a 

 few sticks placed in the fork of a bush. Eggs three; the male 

 was sitting on the eggs; common in the poplar woods from Edmon- 

 ton to the McLeod River ; common from Lesser Slave Lake to 

 Peace River Landing, Lat. 56" 15', June, 1903. {Spreadborough.) Com- 

 mon from Lesser Slave River down the Athabasca River to Fort 

 McMurray, Lat. 56"' 40'; not rare up the Clearwater River to 

 Methye Portage. (/. M. Macoun.) Rare near Prince Albert, Sask., 

 only a few seen during the summer; probably breeds in the coun- 

 try. {Cou beaux.) 



