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685. Wilson's Warbler. 



Wilsonia pusilla (WiLS.) Bonap. 1838. 

 Audubon, Vol. II., p. 21, records it as breeding in Labrador, 

 and a nest obtained. (Packard!) Common at Moose Factory, 

 June 9th, 1896; observed one at Fort George, on James Bay, 150 

 miles further north, on June 20th; none seen afterwards. {^Spread- 

 borough!) A summer migrant in Newfoundland, but not very 

 common. (Reeks.) Abundant along the Humber River, New- 

 foundland, 1899. (Louis H. Porter!) Rare summer resident at 

 Halifax, N.S. (Downs!) One specimen was secured at Tignish, 

 Prince Edward Island, in an extensive arbor-vitae and alder 

 swamp. Not common at Baddeck, Cape Breton Island, in 1887. 

 (Dwight!) An uncommon summer resident at St. John, N.B.. 

 (Chamberlain!) Only observed twice at Ellis Bay, Anticosti, 

 when the old ones were feeding young fledglings. (Brewster!^ 



Met with in the woods around Quebec; taken at Beauport. 

 (Dionne!) A transient and scarce visitant at Montreal. Observed 

 only in spring. Has been seen as late as July 13th on the island 

 of Montreal. (Wintle!) A moderately common summer resident 

 around Ottawa. Found breeding in the Mer Bleue, 3rd July, 1890,. 

 by Messrs.- W. E. and F.A.Saunders. (Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. V.) 

 A rare migrant in eastern Ontario. Not uncommon on the Mag- 

 dalen Islands and frequently observed about Mingan, Que., in- 

 June, 1898, where they breed. (Rev. C. J. Young.) The only 

 record I have for Parry Sound and Muskoka districts is that of a 

 male which I took on the Magnetawan River, near Emsdale, oa 

 20th May, 1897. (/. H. Fleming.) I notice it around each spring at 

 Toronto about the third week in May, and in the fall they some- 

 times become very abundant, choosing usually willows near the 

 banks of a stream. I have seen such places alive with these birds 

 from 2ist August to 9th September. {J. Hughes-SamueHj A 

 rare migrant in Middlesex Co., Ont. - A single male was noted in 

 full song in North Bruce on 20th June, 1900, where it was doubt- 

 less breeding. (W.E.Saunders) Fairly common during migra- 

 tions at Guelph, Ont. Seen about May i8th and again about 

 August 27th. (A. B. Klugh.) Rather common in the urider- 

 growth bordering a swamp at Robinson Portage, June 27th, 1901. 

 Several were seen at York Factory, July lOth to 17th, one being 

 taken July 14th. (E. A. Prebles.) 



