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later; doubtless it should be found in our woods at 

 that season (Dionne). 



On February 22, 1920, I first observed this 

 species near Quebec, when I saw two flocks, one 

 containing five individuals, the other about one 

 hundred and twenty. Other flocks, containing usu- 

 ally about forty birds each, were seen on several 

 occasions from that date until April 12, 1920. 

 Several times they were observed withm the city 

 limits. 



622. e. Lanius ludovicianus migrans Palmer. 

 Migrant Shrike. 



I have not yet observed it near Quebec; but it 

 should, however, occur here (Dionne). 



On May 2, 1920, I observed a pair of birds of 

 this subspecies near Ste-Foy. They were carefully 

 examined with binoculars from a distance of a few 

 feet only, and were positively identified. On a few 

 other occasions I have seen near Quebec, but at a 

 greater distance from me. Shrikes which were 

 probably of this subspecies, but as I was unable, 

 under these conditions, to distinguish them with cer- 

 tainty from the Northern Shrike, which I hav^: 

 identified here several times, I did not record them. 

 626. Vireos^lva philadelphica (Cass.). Phila- 

 delphia Vireo. 



Mr. Dionne gave no record of the occurrence of 

 this species nearer to Quebec than Tadousac, where 

 it was observed by Dr. Dwight. In 1919 and 1920 

 I found it to be a not common breeding bird in the 

 immediate vicinity of Quebec. 



629. Lanivireo solitarius soliiarius (Wils.). 

 Blueheaded Vireo. 



Up to the present time I have seen but four speci- 

 mens of it, which I killed in the woods to the north 

 of Quebec, one of them at Cap Tourmente near 

 St-Joachim (Dionne). 



In the vicinity of Quebec I have observed one in- 

 dividual of this species on each of the following 

 dates: May 18, 1919; May 20, 1919; June 30, 

 1919; May 18, 1920. 



636. Mniolilta varia (Linn.). Black and white 

 Warbler. 



It is hardly common in the vicinity of Quebec, 

 although some are seen each year in spring and 

 autumn (Dionne). 



In 1919 and 1920 I found this Warbler to be a 

 common migrant in spring and fall and an un- 

 common summer resident near Quebec. 



645. Vermivora rubricapilla rubricapilla (Wils.). 

 Nashville Warbler. 



It is uncommon about Quebec; I have seen so 

 far but two individuals, killed in July, 1878 

 (Dionne). 



This species was found in 1919 and 1920 to be 

 a regular, uncommon summer resident, locally tol- 

 erably common in the vicinity of Quebec. 



647. Vermivora peregrina (Wils.). Tennessee 

 Warbler. 



I have seen it but once in the woods about Que- 

 bec, toward the end of May, 1886, and, in a flock 

 of seven individuals, of which five were killed, 

 there was but a single female (Dionne). 



In 1919, I observed this species near Quebec 

 from May 19 to July 5, and in 1920 from May 21 

 to July 1 7. In those years it was a not common or 

 a tolerably common sprmg migrant and a rare sum- 

 mer resident. Probably it occurs in the fall also, 

 but so far I have not recorded it here at that season. 

 650. Dendroica tigrina (Gmel.). Cape May 

 Warbler. 



I have not been able so far to obtain more than 

 three specimens, two of which were killed near 

 Quebec in 1878, and the other one much further 

 north some years later (Dionne). 



Mr. Dionne has since recorded this Warbler's 

 unusual abundance near Quebec in the spring of 

 1912. (The Auk,' Vol. XXIX, No. 4, p. 545. 

 Oct., 1912.) 



In 1919 I observed at least five different males of 

 this species, the first on May 22, the last on June 1. 

 In 1920, I observed seven males of the species, the 

 first on May 19, the last on May 30. All of these 

 records were obtained near Quebec. I have no 

 records of females and no fall records. 



655. Dendroica coronata (Linn.). Myrtle 

 Warbler. 



This species, which travels in small flocks during 

 its migrations, arrives here very early in the spring, 

 and afterward disappears, to go further north to 

 nest (Dionne). 



In 1919 and 1920 a few of this species remained 

 near Quebec during the entire summer each year, 

 and probably nested there. 



660. Dendroica castanea (Wils.). Bay-breasted 

 Warbler. 



It is rare about Quebec ; up to the present I have 

 seen but five specimens (Dionne). 



The following summary contains my observations 

 of this species in the immediate vicinity of Quebec 

 in 1919 and 1920: May 24, 1919 (one); May 26 

 (one) ; June 1 (one) ; June 3 (one) ; August 23 

 (two) ; May 23, 1920 (one) ; May 24 (one) ; May 

 28 (one) ; May 29 (two) ; May 30 (two) ; May 

 31 (one); July 1 (two); July 12 (one); Septem- 

 ber 15 (one). 



661. Dendroica striata (Forst.). Black-poll 

 Warbler. 



I killed five, one day in autumn, about fifteen 

 years ago, and I have seen some on some occasions 

 since, but very rarely (Dionne). 



In 1919, I observed this species near Quebec on 

 five different days, first on May 30 and last on 

 June 6, the total number of individuals noted being 



