+ 
' Orchard Orioles.— W. E. Saunders in 
Canadian Sportsman states that Orchard 
Orioles are very common in Kent Co., and 
not rare in London, Ontario, he knows 
nothing of them furth er ea st. 
O. AO. Vll.D*o.l*. 1882 .p 
./irk". 
A male Icterus spurius was collected May 13 , 1887 , while pursuing in- 
sects through willow blossoms, just east of the city limits. Believed to be 
the first authentic record of the occurrence of this bird at Toronto. 
Attk, V. April 1888 . p .XU . 
Orchard Oriole at Nova Scotia. 
A 9 specimen of the Orchard Oriole was 
taken at Shut-in Island, Nova Scotia, on Sep- 
tember 6 th, by myself. Harry Austen. 
~ *0, & o 0 t,li90« P, Jb'l 
\e^., 1907, 
184. Icterus spurius. Orchard Oriole.— Possibly a very rare 
summer resident; there are about a dozen records, distributed over a long 
period of years, nearly all in May; Mr. J. Hughes Samuel took an imma- 
ture male May 20, 1900, and on July 5, observed a pair breeding at Island 
Park. 
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