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Rideau river, in April, 1903. On April the 6th, 1904, saw the first 

 pair for this year, and on April the i8th, saw five pairs along the 

 Rideau,between Cumming's and Billing'sBridge, have always found 

 them in pairs and have not as yet seen more than two adults 

 together. April the 21st saw a pair on Rockliffe rifle rangtf. 

 (jE,. F. G. White.) This form is very common along the St. 

 Lawrence in eastern Ontario ; it breeds on Wolfe Island and 

 about Kingston, also Frontenac and eastward through Leeds, 

 Lanark and to the limit of Ontario; I did not meet with it in the 

 county of Renfrew; it breeds in a thorn bush early in April and 

 usually lays six eggs about April 19th ; the nest is large and 

 strong placed from five to ten feet from the ground. (Rev. C.J. 

 Youn^.) Reported as common at Beaumaris, Muskoka district by 

 Mr. Tavernier. (/. I/. Fleming?) Fairly common in former years 

 but less so now; still it will be found every mile or two along the 

 country roads ; leaves us early in the fall ; September i8th being 

 the date of the latest observations; extends into the Bruce penin- 

 sula where it is not common; raises two-broods annually. {W.E. 

 Saunders^ This was a common summer resident at Guelph, Ont., 

 a few years ago, but has been decreasing in numbers for the past 

 three years ; this year (1903) it was very scarce; arrives about 

 March 26th, and leaves about August i8th. {A. B. Kluyh.) 



Breeding Notes. — 1 took a nest of this bird containing one e^g. 

 May 20th,i883, at Hochelaga, which was built in a thorn tree ; I 

 visited the same place the following month, June 3rd, and found 

 another ntst built by the same species in a thorn bush close to 

 the first, but someone had lodged a big stone in this nest; I also 

 found a nest of this species May 24th, 1888, at Laprairie, built in 

 a bush alongside the railroad track, and saw a shrike close to the 

 nest; I tound another nest of this shrike May 30th, 1891, at Hoche- 

 laga, built in a thorn tree, containing two eggs, incubated, and 

 June 6th, 1891, Mr. Inglis found two fresh eggs of this bird in 

 what appeared to be an old nest, near the same place. {Wintle.) 

 I have found this bird to be the common species of shrike in 

 eastern Ontario, for the most part keeping along the St. Lawrence, 

 apparently not going further north than the county of Lanark; at 

 least I have never seen it in northern Frontenac or in Renfrew 

 county. It is a summer migrant arriving early in April; I have 

 seen it as early as the 4th and commonly by the 17th; the nest is 

 commenced about the end of April and usually contains the com- 



