FAUNA OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND ALASKA PENINSULA 235 



name petechia has priority, all of them are placed under that 

 species. 



The Alaska yellow warbler has an extensive distribution. Os- 

 good (1904) observed the bird, and obtained specimens, at Lake 

 Clark and Lake Uiamna and on the Chulitna River, and he 

 mentions specimens taken by McKay and Johnson at Nushagak. 

 Hine (1919) obtained a specimen, and observed the species, on 

 various occasions about Katmai Bay. Friedmann (1935) re- 

 cords a number of specimens from Kodiak, and it is evident 

 that it breeds there. In June 1940, Gabrielson found the yellow 

 warbler to be common on Kodiak and Af ognak Islands ; he noted 

 several on the Semidi Islands, and he recorded the bird as com- 

 mon at Chignik Bay. Later, he observed it on Unimak Island, 

 Nelson Lagoon, Wide Bay, and Cold Bay. 



Gianini (1917) obtained a specimen at Stepovak Bay, and he 

 saw others, but he remarks that they were not common there. 

 On July 3, 1925, I saw one of these warblers below Frosty Peak, 

 and I observed another at False Pass on August 9. 



Beals and Longworth, in their 1941 field report, reported the 

 yellow warbler to be common on the eastern part of Unimak Is- 

 land. These birds were referred to by residents as "little yellow 

 canaries." One had been seen there May 5, and two were seen 

 on May 20. 



The alder brush is the home of the yellow warbler. 



Dendroica coronata: Myrtle Warbler 

 Dendroica coronata hooveri 



Osgood (1904) found this warbler to be abundant about Lake 

 Clark and took several specimens. He also observed it at the 

 mouth of Chulitna River. McKay took specimens at Nushagak, 

 and Turner (1886) found it to be abundant there in June 1878. 

 Gabrielson observed it at Brooks Lake, July 10, 1946. 



Dendroica sfriafa: Blackpoll Warbler 



Osgood (1904) considered this to be the most common warbler 

 that he saw at the base of Alaska Peninsula from July 14 to Au- 

 gust 12. He observed it at Iliamna Village, Lake Clark, and 

 Nogheling River. McKay obtained a specimen 80 miles up 

 Nushagak River and obtained another on Aleknagik Lake. 



Gabrielson saw this warbler at Dillingham, July 17, 1940. 



