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A common and abundant summer resident at Ottawa. {Ottawa 

 Naturalist, Vol. V.) Very common in eastern Ontario; this species 

 is the first swallow to arrive in the spring and consequently being 

 the earliest to breed. (Rev. C. J. Young:) Abundant summer 

 resident in the Parry Sound and Muskoka districts; I have met 

 with them nesting in deserted woodpecker holes. (/. H. Fleming^ 

 Two pairs were breeding at Cache Lake, Algonquin Park, Ont. in 

 , June, 1900, one pair in an old woodpecker's nest in a telegraph 

 pole, the other pair in a hole in a tree on the shore of the lake; 

 a few observed on Moose River ; common at Moose Factory, 

 James Bay ; none seen further north. {Spreadborough.) Formerly 

 quite common at London, Ont., but now much less so ; fully as 

 numerous in north Bruce as near London ; although this bird 

 departs from the vicinity of London about August 20th to 25th, 

 yet on September 20th, 1900, I saw about 50 circling over the 

 marshes at Point Pelee, so that it evidently travels very slowly 

 for the first stage of its journey. {W. E. Saunders.) Common 

 summer resident at Guelph, Ont.; arrives about April 14th and- 

 leaves about August i8th. {A. B. Klugh.) A few seen on lower 

 Red River, June 15th, 1901, and two at Norway House, June 19th; 

 common between Norway House and Oxford House, and many 

 nests were observed in deserted holes of woodpeckers, in trees at 

 the water's edge, June 23rd to 30th ; common also at Oxford 

 House and noted on Steel River, July 9th; on our return through 

 their haunts early in September we saw none. {E. A. P.ebles.) 

 York Factory, Hudson Bay. {Dr. R. Bell.) 



Only observed at Pembina on the 49th parallel where it was 

 breeding in small numbers about the fort. {Coues.) Common 

 summer resident of wooded parts of Manitoba; on July 17th went 

 to White Horse Hill ; found a large cohmy of white-breasted 

 swallows nesting in old woodpecker's holes, with which the timber 

 is riddled; this is the largest colony I have seen ; it numbers per- 

 haps 20 pairs; nearly all of these settlements that I have noted 

 have been close to a sheet of water. {Thompson-Seton.) First 

 seen at Indian Head, April 8th, 1892 ; they became common by 

 May 19th, but a few remained to breed as they were seen as late 

 as June 24th; only two specimens observed at Crane Lake in 1894 

 and none at Medicine Hat ; a few specimens were observed at 

 Waterton Lake, close to Chief Mountain in August, 1895; observ- 

 ed from the mouth of Lesser Slave River to Peace River Landing, 



