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rare migrant in eastern Manitoba. Near Long river, Man., I saw a 

 black-capped warbler on May 21st, 1882, my only record, though 

 others claim it is a summer resident. (E. T. Seton.) Found at 

 Grand rapids and Chemawawin on the Saskatchewan. (Nutting.) 

 One pair seen at Fort McMurray, lat. 56° 40' ; common on the Methye 

 portage; common between Methye portage and Isle a la Crosse. 

 (/. M. Macoun.) Tolerably common in migration at Aweme, Man., 

 may breed. (Criddle.) An abundant migrant in all the wooded 

 districts of Manitoba breeding in suitable locations; also observed 

 in 1906 at Wainwright and Battle river, Alta. {Atkinson.) Three 

 individuals were seen on May 15th, 1894, ^^ Medicine Hat, Sask., 

 and later a few more; first seen at Edmonton, Alta., on May 29th, 

 1897, a few pairs remained to breed; quite common and breeding 

 at Banff, Rocky mountains, in June, 1891 ; abundant at Revelstoke, 

 on the Columbia river, from May 15th, 1890, nested in the woods in 

 large numbers ; observed one individual on the International bound- 

 ary near Trail in May, 1902. (Spreadborough.) 



North to Lapierre House on the Mackenzie river; very rare. 

 (Ross.) Preble collected one at Last woods. Artillery lake, August 

 5th, 1907. (E. T. Seton.) This is one of the commonest brush- 

 frequenting species in the north and extends its breeding range to 

 the shores of the Arctic ocean where it is found breeding about 

 Kotzebue sound as well as along the entire coast of Norton sound, 

 wherever shelter is afforded. (Nelson.) The series of Wilson's 

 warbler taken in eastern and western British Columbia compared 

 among themselves and with specimens from the Atlantic states are 

 devoid of any differences which would justify their separation. 

 (RJwads.) A single specimen of this species was captured by a 

 native in the bushes which skirted a lake about a mile distant from 

 the redoubt at St. Michael; it is not a common bird in that vicinity, 

 occurring only in the fall migrations ; other specimens were obtained 

 from Fort Yukon and Nulato, where it is not rare. (Turner.) 

 Osgood took an adult female near the Chandindu river, Aug. 4th, 

 1899, and I a young female near Charlie Village, Aug. nth, and a 

 young male 25 miles above Circle City, Alaska, August 20th. These 

 birds, while not typical pusilla, are, like those of the lower Yukon, 

 nearer it than pileolata. (Bishop.) 



Breeding Notes. — On June 14th, 1893, I found a nest and four 

 eggs of this species and secured the parent. The nest was built 



