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at Souris in the hardwood timber. {Dwight.) A common sum- 

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

 resident at Scotch Lake, York Co., N.B. {W. H. Moore) Tol- 

 erably common in the Restigouche valley, N.B. {Brittain & Cox.) 

 Rather common on Grindstone Island, Magdalen Islands. 

 {Bishop) A single pair was observed at Ellis Bay, Anticosti, 

 July 24th. {Brewster.) With us this bird is a common summer 

 resident around Quebec. {Diomie) A common summer resident 

 at Montreal.. Breeds in Mount Royal park. Nests with eggs 

 found June 5th and 13th and young fledged, June 21st. Observed 

 here May 8th to September 15th. {Wintle.) 



A common summer resident around Ottawa. {Ottawa Naturalist, 

 Vol. V.) A very common species in eastern Ontario throughout , 

 the summer and heard in almost every large wood, especially 

 where beech trees grow. It makes its domed nest on the ground 

 among the leaves. One I found 29th May, 1896, contained six 

 eggs. {Rev. C. J. Young.) One of the most abundant summer 

 residents in Parry Sound and Muskoka districts. Breeds on the 

 ground, usually in the open hardwood biish. {J.H.Fleming.) 

 Everywhere common in hardwood bush in Algonquin Park, Ont. 

 June and July, igoo. {Spreadborough.) Abundant around Toronto. 

 Breeds in many places near the city. (/. Hughes-Samuel.) 

 Abundant resident in all suitable localities around London, Ont. 

 {W. E. Saunders^ Common summer resident at Guelph, Ont. 

 Arrives about May 6th and leaves about Sept. 22nd. {A. B. 

 Klugh.) A specimen was taken at Moose P'actory, James Bay, 

 in the summer of 1881 by Walter Haydon.' {E. A. Prebles.) 



A common summer resident at Avenue, Manitoba. It arrives, 

 on an average of eight years on May 15th, and leaves about the 

 middle of September. {Norman Criddle.) A common summer 

 resident of woodlands throughout Manitoba. {Thompson- Seton.) 

 Only one specimen seen at Medicine Hat, Assa., May 17th, 

 1894; none at Indian Head in 1891; abundant from the mouth 

 of Lesser Slave River to Peace River Landing, Lat. 56" 15', in 

 June, 1903; common from Edmonton to the crossing of the Mc- 

 Leod River, in June, 1898; first seen May 14th, 1897, at Edmon- 

 ton, Alta., by the 22nd they were common in poplar timber on 

 the hillsides along the rivers and streams. Nests finished but no 

 eggs by June 3rd. {Spreadborough.) Not rare between Athabasca 

 Landing and Lesser Slave River; first noted May 30th; a few 



