CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 585 
avel northward; at Robson they were found breeding 1,000 feet 
above the Columbia on June 25th, 1890; observed throughout the 
district between Trail and Kettle River, near the International 
Boundary, quite common at Trail where a nest was taken on May 
24th, 1902, it was placed on the ground between two stones, over- 
hung with grass; the nest was made of the inner bark of trees lined 
with hair and quills from the western porcupine. (Spreadborough.) 
Common in the Okanagan district of B.C. (Bvooks.) Two 
examples were taken at Vernon, B.C., and others were seen at 
Nelson. They may be considered as neither rare nor abundant 
in British Columbia. (Rfoads.) Taken at Vernon, Lake Okana- 
gan, by Mr. A. C. Brooks in 1898. (/annin.) 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
Seven; one taken at Revelstoke, B.C., May 7th, 1890; six taken 
at Trail, B.C., in May, 1902. One set of five eggs taken at Trail, 
B.C., May 24th, 1902, all by Mr. W. Spreadborough. 
646. Orange-crowned Warbler. 
Helminthophila celata (Sav) Ripew. 1882. 
Of rare occurrence at St. John, N.B., but has never been record- 
ed at Scotch Lake. (W. H. Moore.) One example taken at 
Beauport near Quebec, in 1890. (Dzonne.) A rare transient visitant 
at Montreal. I shot a male specimen of this warbler, May 2ist, 
1890, on the spur of Mount Royal and it is the only one of the 
kind-I have met with here. (Wzntle.) A casual in the vicinity of 
Ottawa; a male was shot by Mr. E. F. G. White, Sept. 27th, 1885, 
near the eastern end of the city. (Ottawa Naturalst,Vo\.V.) Occurs 
in Toronto regularly, apparently not uncommon ; took one in 
Toronto on October toth, 1898, and another on May 7th, 1899. 
(J. H. Fleming.) During several seasons of careful observations 
I have only once met with a small party of these warblers ; this 
was on 12th May, 1900 when I was fortunate in obtaining two 
specimens, one of which I was surprised to find on dissecting was 
afemale. The plumage of this bird is very plain and but for the 
frequency of its call note or ‘ chep” might easily pass unnoticed; 
and even when its presence is detected it is so remarkably active 
and darts so rapidly from tree to tree that its capture is by no 
means certain. (/. Hughes-Samuel.) A regular migrant at Lon- 
don, Ont.; but never common. (W. &. Saunders.) One was taken 
