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nes and hemlocks near Otly Lake, Lanark Co., Ont. This bird 

 a common breeding species near Mingan, Que. I saw a nest 

 ith four eggs taken there in June, 1899 ; the nest was built in a 

 nail spruce tree. {Rev. C. J. Young) An "abundant summer 

 sident in Parry Sound and Muskoka districts, Ont. (/. H. Flem- 

 g) Not rare as a summer resident in Algonquin Park, Ont. 

 ^preadborough.) Abundant in spring and fall at Toronto, and as 

 ley reach us before the end of August fall migration it is reason- 

 )le to conclude that some at least do not go far to breed. (/. 

 ughes-Samuel.) A common migrant, but a rare summer resident 



Middlesex Co., Ont.; abundant in parts of north Bruce in June. 

 V. E. Saunders.) Passing migrant ; seen about May lOth at 

 uelph, Ont., and again from about August 28th up till September 

 )th. {A. B.Klugh.) One or two seen at Norway House, Keewatin, 

 id one taken at Oxford House. {E. A. Prebles.) 

 One specimen of this species was taken in Wood Mountains 

 r Dr. G.M.Dawson and seen in his collection. {Coues) A migrant 



Manitoba and apparently common near Winnipeg but may 

 eed in the northern part of the province. (Thompson- Seton) A 

 lerably common spring and autumn migrant at Avenue, Mani- 

 ba; arrives about the middle of May. {Norman Criddle.) A 

 w specimens seen at Wood Mountain, Assa., where they were 

 )ubtless breeding', on June 12th, 1895; ^ specimen was shot at 

 jvelstoke, B.C. in July, 1890, no others were seen ; only two 

 dividuals observed at Edmonton, Alta., on May 22nd and 25th, 

 97. {Spreadborough.) Abundant at Chemawawin on the Sask- 

 chewan. {Nutting.) A number of specimens seen at Lesser 

 ave River, Atha. {J. M. Macoun.) This is a common bird on 

 e banks of the Saskatchewan ; it is usually to be found in the 

 ickets of young spruce trees and willows, flitting near the ground 

 3m one branch to another. {Richardson.) North to Fort Simpson 

 I the Mackenzie River ; rather rare. {Ross.) Taken at Vernon, 

 ike Okanagan,B.C.,in 1898, by Mr. Brooks. {Fannin) A specimen 

 ken at Field in the Rocky Mountains, and two or three observed 

 Vernon, B.C. {Rhoads) Several seen atQuesnel, B.C., during 

 e fall migration. {Brooks) 



Bbeeding Notes. — This species occasionally breeds in central 

 itario, probably more often than the myrtle warbler. I found 

 nest in a small hemlock, May 30th, 1902, which grew on a 

 loded bank under large hemlock trees on a point of Sharbot 



