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662. Blackburnian Warbler. 



Dendroica blackhurniae (Gmel.) Baird. 1858. 



A young specimen taken in Greenland at Frederickshaab, October 

 i6th, 1845, is referred here. {Arct. Man.) Audubon, Vol. II., p. 48, 

 saw several in Labrador. {Packard.) A very rare summer resident 

 inland in Nova Scotia. {Downs.) Rather common summer resident 

 in King's county, Nova Scotia. {H. F. Tufts.) Rare at Baddeck, 

 Cape Breton island, July, 1898. {Macotin.) An occasional summer 

 resident at St, John, N.B. {Chamberlain.) A tolerably common 

 summer resident at Scotch Lake, York county, N.B. {W. H. 

 Moore.) Not very common summer resident at Quebec; taken at 

 Charlesbourg. {Dionne.) A common transient visitant at Mont- 

 real. Observed here from May loth to 24th, but not met with in 

 the autumn. {Winile.) I saw a pair in an open spot in spruce 

 woods in Compton county, Que, July 12th, 1902. (L. M. Terrill.) 



A common migrant at Ottawa. A male in full plumage was 

 seen in Dow's swamp, June 24th, 1890, by Dr. F. A. Saunders. 

 {Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. V.) Commonly seen as a migrant in Leeds 

 county, Ont., in the month of May. I saw a pair of these birds in a 

 small swamp of black spruce and tamarack at Sharbot lake, Ont., 

 June 17th, 1904. They appeared to be breeding. They are common 

 in migration at Queensboro, West Madoc, Ont. {Rev. C. J. Young.) 

 Regular migrant at Toronto, Ont ; this was a rare warbler twenty 

 years ago. A common summer resident in Parry Sound and Mus- 

 koka districts. (/. H. Fleming.) Observed several in thick woods 

 in Algonquin park, Ont. They keep to the tops of trees. I have 

 never seen them near the ground. {Spreadborough.) This beauti- 

 fully attired warbler is just plentiful enough at Toronto for all who 

 desire to make their acquaintance annually to do so with but little 

 trouble. Their favourite resort is among the hemlocks and similar 

 growths. Usually reaching us about loth May and I have seen a 

 few as early as 3rd of May. In the year 1900 I saw several on 21st 

 August. (/. Hughes -Samuel.) A rare summer resident, but a 

 fairly common migrant at London, Ont. {W. E. Saunders.) A 

 passing migrant, fairly common at Guelph, Ont. Seen about May 

 8th and again about August 28th. {A. B. Klugh.) 



A rare summer visitor in the western part of Manitoba, but more 

 common in the eastern part where it doubtless breeds. I noticed 



