582. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 



the M. varia species, and that it was her nest that was placed 

 before me, and which now contained five beautifully spotted 

 fresh eggs. The cavity in which the nest was placed had been 

 partly excavated, probably by the bird itself; but in order to 

 support the foundation quite a large quantity of dead leaves and 

 strips of bark had been used, and inside of this there was a lining 

 of fine vegetable materials and some animal hair. {W. L. Kells.) 



MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 



Nine; four taken at Ottawa, by Dr. F. A. Saunders in 1891; one 

 at Ottawa by Prof. Macoun in 1888; one at Indian Head, Assa., 

 in June, 1892, and one at Edmonton, Alta., May 7th, 1897, by Mr. • 

 W. Spreadborough; one purchased with the Hoiman collection 

 in 1885. 



CCXXV. FROTONOTARIA Baird. 1858, 

 637. Prothonotary Warbler. 



Protonotaria citrea (Bodd.) Baird. 1858. 

 A rare migrant in New Brunswick. (^Chamberlain^ One speci- 

 men taken at Hamilton, Ont., May 23rd, 1888. {Mcllwraith.) I 

 have every reason to suppose that this bird occasionally crosses 

 the St. Lawrence and visits Ontario, I even think it occasionally 

 breeds, for I came across a nest located in the stub of a willow at 

 the " drowned lands ' some eight miles north of Gananoque, which 

 contained one &gg, and which corresponds with the description of 

 site of nest and authentic egg of this bird; the date was June 

 loth, 1896. {Rev. C.J. You7ig.) 



CCXXVI. HELMINTHOPHILA Ridgway. 1882. 



642. Golden-winged Warbler. 



Helminthophila chrysoptera (Linn.) Ridgw. 1882. 

 Rev. C. J. Young, of Sharbot Lake, Ont., one of our closest 

 observers,writes me that he saw this species on June 17th and 30th, 

 1897, on the Magdalen Islands, and that it was evidently breed- 

 ing; I doubt the identification, but make the record. {Macoun^ 

 Fairly common summer resident throughout western Ontario; not 

 noted in Bruce county. {W. E Saunders?^ I have met with this 

 species on two occasions near Hamilton, Ont.; have also heard of 



