100 The Ottawa Naturalist. [Nov. 



sparrows. Without dotibt, careful attention to this one secre- 

 tive species would have revealed several times as many more. 



May ■29th was notable for the number of Philadelphia 

 Vireos ; twelve were positively separated from the Warbling Vireo 

 also present, aft^r which no special pains was taken to distinguish 

 the species. They were too common to arouse interest. 



The taking of a male Prothonotory Warbler, Prothonotoria 

 citrea, on May 19th, was one of the events of the season. There 

 are some few records of the species for Canada but they are 

 poorly supported by extant specimens. This appears to be the 

 third record for the Dominion, the first being Boardman's New 

 Brunswick record and the second , Mcllwraith's, Hamilton, 

 Ontario, bird. 



The Orange Crowned Warbler is one of the rarest of the 

 regtilar warblers in Ontario. 1 hough the past few years has 

 seen more of this species taken at Point Pelee than, perhaps, 

 all the remainder of eastern Canada together, it was a matter 

 of some congratulation to secure one on May 16th. 



The last record of the Short-billed Marsh Wren at the Point 

 was Mav, 1905, when a small colony of them were observed 

 near the base of the Point. It was, therefore, with considerable 

 pleasure that we located several pairs of them, along the west 

 side of the marsh not far from camp. On May 29th and June 2nd 

 thev were again observed; though we searched careftiUy no nest 

 could be discovered. 



It is to be regretted that circumstances recalled us to Ottawa 

 when they did as we missed the early part of the fall migrations 

 therebv. The waders were just returning as we left and the 

 following return species were noted, Least Sandpiper, Semi- 

 palmated Plover, Yellow-legs and Htidsonian Curlew. No 

 one has so far recorded the opening days of the fall migrations 

 at this famous migration station and we regretted not being able 

 to take advantage of the opportunity. 



Among the plants a nvimber of interesting species were 

 collected for reproduction in the intended- group. Not quite 

 all species required were to be found on the Point itself and 

 some searching of the adjoining main land was necessary to secure 

 them. 



Near Leamington were found considerable numbers of 

 Sweet Chestnuts, Castonea dentata, and some magnificent speci- 

 mens of-Tulip Tree, Liriodendron Ttdipijera. It was a little late 

 in the season before we found these latter and it mav be of 



