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these banks are far removed from the water, cut 

 down by cattle and sheep, and are deserted by the 

 birds. We saw no nesting places in the vicinity. 

 Young noted it in 1918 only in autumn, arriving 

 on Aug. 17, and seen in small numbers irregularly 

 until Sept. 12. 



166. '^CEDAR WAXWING, Bomhycilla cedroTum. 



In 1917, a flock of a hundred or so seen on May 

 1 1 and smaller lots daily thereafter through the 

 spring visit but not noted in the autumn. In 1918, 

 the species was first seen on June 4th and irregularly 

 observed until Sept. 26. 



167. ^LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, Lanius ludovicianus. 

 In the spring of 1917 we found two breeding 



pairs and a single individual. I can find little 

 foundation for Ridgeway's color distinction, "de- 

 cidedly paler" of the White-rumped Shrike, L. I. 

 exubitorides. Prairie birds are very slightly paler 

 than L. m. migrans from eastern Ontario. The dif- 

 ference can only be observed by the closest com- 

 parison. In the four specimens taken at Shoal Lake 

 the rumps are intermediate between that of eastern 

 birds and excubitorides from Alberta. I, therefore, 

 regard them as intermediates between these rather 

 poorly defined races. 



168. ^RED-EYED VIREO, Vireos^lva oUvacea. 



In 1917, not seen until May 30 after which oc- 

 casional birds were noted. Not seen that autumn. 

 In 1918, Young noted the species continuously, in 

 fair numbers from May 17 to Sept. 16. 



169. ^PHILADELPHIA VIREO, Vireosylva Philadelphia. 

 Not noted by us in 1917, but Seton has a speci- 

 men in his collection taken at Shoal Lake by 

 Miller Christy on May 20, 1887; Young collected 

 specimens on the following dates in 1918, May 21 

 and 24, June 1 and Sept. 24. 



170. ^WARBLING VIREO, Vifeosylva gilva. 



In 1917, quite common after May 28. In 1918, 

 Young found it constantly present in fair numbers 

 from May 20 to Sept. 26. All specimens are V. g. 

 gilva. 



171. Solitary vireo, Lanivireo solitrius. 

 Not noted by us in 1917, but seen by Young in 



1918 from May 10 to 20 and Sept. 2 to 16. 



172. '^^BLACK AND WHITE WARBLER, Minotilta 

 varia. 



In 1917, occasional individuals seen after May 

 30 in spring and one on Sept. 19. In 1918, Young 

 noted it with fair regularity, but scarcer in July, 

 from May 8 to Sept. 26. It probably breeds. 



1 73. ^NASHVILLE WARBLER, VermivoTa ruhri- 



capilla. 

 Not noted in 1917 but reported by Young in 

 1918 to be very common in May and September. 

 Noted May 18 to June 20 and Sept. 2 to 26 with 

 occasional individuals through July. 



174. "^ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, VermivoTa 



celala. 

 In 1917, seen the first two days of our spring 

 visit and on Sept. 19. In 1918, Young noted it 

 only from May 17 to 24. In specimens obtained 

 the yellow is slightly lighter than in comparable 

 eastern species, but as this is probably due to the 

 cleaner and better condition and make up of the 

 skins, I regard them as V. c. celala, the geographical 

 probability. 



175. "^TENNESSEE WARBLER, Vermivora peregrina. 

 Not noted in 1917, but reported by Young in 



1918 to be very common in May and September. 

 Noted May 18 to June 24 and Sept. 2 to 26 

 with occasional individuals through July. 



176. '='CAPE MAY WARBLER, Dendrioca tigrina. 

 Two taken at Maple Island on May 30, 1917, 



and noted by Young on May 21 to 24, 1918. 



177. ^YELLOW WARBLER, Dendroica aesiiva. 



In 1917, a few present on our arrival on May 17 

 but common after June 1. In 1918, common from 

 May 8 to Sept. 16. Compared with the writer's 

 experience with this species in southern Ontario this 

 is a very late stay for the species as in the Lake 

 Erie neighborhood Yellow Warblers are rarely seen 

 after Sept. I. 



178. "^MYRTLE WARBLER, Dendroica coronata. 



In 1917, the commonest Warbler on both visits. 

 In spring i; disappeared abcui June 1, after which 

 but occasional individuals were seen. 

 1 79. "^MAGNOLIA WARBLER, Dendroica magnolia. 



In 1917, rather scarce in spring. In 1918, on 

 the contrary. Young found it quite common from 

 May 16 to the 27th and in the late autumn from 

 Sept. 2 to 28. 



180. ^CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, Dendroica 



pensylvanica. 

 Individuals seen June 4 and 5 and on Sept. 17. 

 Not seen by Young in 1918. 



181. *BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, Dendroica 



caitanea. 

 In 1917, only seen on June 2 and 6. In 1918, 

 only noted on Sept. 6 to 12. 



182. *BLACK-POLLED WARBLER, Dendroica striata. 

 In 1917, first seen on May 30. Quite common 



on June 2, and but occasional individuals thereafter. 

 One seen on Sept. 1 7. 



183. ^BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, Dendroica fusca. 

 One taken by Young en May 16, 1918, is our 



only record. 



184. *BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, 



Dendroica virens. 

 Individuals seen by Young on May 24 and 

 Sept. 4, a specimen being taken on the latter date. 

 He also reports the remains of another impaled by 

 shrikes without giving date. 



