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tains and two at Medicine Hat, Assa., by Mr. Spreadborough ; 

 one at Burrard Inlet, B.C., by Mr. John Fannin. 



. 619. Cedar Waxwing, Cherry Bird. 



Ampelis cedrorum (Vieill.) Gray. 1846. 



One specimen obtained August 26th, i860, at Moose Factory 

 by Drexler. {^Packard.') Saw a flock of about 30 on Moose 

 River June 2nd, i8g6; common at Moose Factory, June 13th; 

 none observed further north. {Spreadborough^ A common sum- 

 mer resident at Sydney, Cape Breton Island, N.S. (C R. Hatte.) 

 Common summer resident at Halifax, N.S. {Downs) A flock of 

 ten seen in Amherst, N.S. , March 1st, 1899. {Morrell.) Asmall'flock 

 of these birds reached Sable Island, N.S., June 7th, 1902, and an- 

 other in September of the same year. {James Bouteillier.) Seen at 

 Mount Stewart, Prince Edward Island, July nth, 1888. (Macoun.) 

 Seen now and again on Prince Edward Island, but not common. 

 A few observed at Baddeck, Cape Breton Island. {Dwight.) A 

 common summer resident at St. John, N.B. {Chamberlain.) 

 Tolerably common summer resident at Scotch Lake, York Co., 

 N.B.; nesting in orchards and conifers. {W.H.Moore.) Rare 

 at Lake Mistassini, Que. (/. M. Macoun) Common in burnt 

 places, Restigouche valley, N.B. {Brittain & Cox) A common 

 summer resident around Quebec. {Dionne) Permanent resident 

 and abundant at Montreal. Breeds in the city and in Mount 

 Royal park. I have found their nests with eggs from June 13th 

 to August 27th. During the winter months flocks of these birds 

 appear in the city to feed on the berries of the mountain ash trees. 

 {Wintle) 



Common summer resident at Ottawa. {Ottawa Naturalist, 

 Vol. V.) A common species along the St. Lawrence below 

 Kingston, Ont. {Rev. C.J. Young) A common summer resident 

 in the districts of Parry Sound and Muskoka. Usually nesting 

 along the banks of streams. (/. H. Fleming) Abundant at 

 Cache Lake, Algonquin Park, Ont. {Spreadborough^ Common 

 but very erratic around London, Ont. Sometimes seen in winter, 

 and more often in flocks in early spring but the breeders arrive 

 here about May 6th. This is an average date of arrival for 13 

 years. Seems to hold its own in spite of its frequent fate at the 

 hands of the owners of stolen cherries. {W. E. Saunders) Com- 



